The Privatization of Education and its Implications for Latinos/as

The demographic growth of Latinos in the U.S. comes amidst a growing gap in access to education. Especially crucial to consider for this growing population is the neoliberal restructuring of kindergarten to university education that is leading to a growing emphasis on the privatization of higher edu...

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Main Authors: Rosaura Sánchez, Beatrice Pita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines 2013-06-01
Series:Revue LISA
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/lisa/5287
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spelling doaj-46631e21298f4ad5a36a6d8a4c9d29012021-10-02T12:25:10ZengMaison de la Recherche en Sciences HumainesRevue LISA1762-61532013-06-0110.4000/lisa.5287The Privatization of Education and its Implications for Latinos/asRosaura SánchezBeatrice PitaThe demographic growth of Latinos in the U.S. comes amidst a growing gap in access to education. Especially crucial to consider for this growing population is the neoliberal restructuring of kindergarten to university education that is leading to a growing emphasis on the privatization of higher education and the transformation of public education into a profit-driven domestic business opportunity. With rising tuition at universities and colleges and the increased technological and market aspects of schooling, only families residing in well-to-do communities will have access to what previously was deemed a civil right, the right to both a public and a first-class education.http://journals.openedition.org/lisa/5287Latin@s in USprivatizationrestructuring
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The Privatization of Education and its Implications for Latinos/as
Revue LISA
Latin@s in US
privatization
restructuring
author_facet Rosaura Sánchez
Beatrice Pita
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title The Privatization of Education and its Implications for Latinos/as
title_short The Privatization of Education and its Implications for Latinos/as
title_full The Privatization of Education and its Implications for Latinos/as
title_fullStr The Privatization of Education and its Implications for Latinos/as
title_full_unstemmed The Privatization of Education and its Implications for Latinos/as
title_sort privatization of education and its implications for latinos/as
publisher Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines
series Revue LISA
issn 1762-6153
publishDate 2013-06-01
description The demographic growth of Latinos in the U.S. comes amidst a growing gap in access to education. Especially crucial to consider for this growing population is the neoliberal restructuring of kindergarten to university education that is leading to a growing emphasis on the privatization of higher education and the transformation of public education into a profit-driven domestic business opportunity. With rising tuition at universities and colleges and the increased technological and market aspects of schooling, only families residing in well-to-do communities will have access to what previously was deemed a civil right, the right to both a public and a first-class education.
topic Latin@s in US
privatization
restructuring
url http://journals.openedition.org/lisa/5287
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