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Brunila, Kristiina; Siivonen, Päivi – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2016
In the neoliberal order, the ideal self is self-responsible, enterprising, flexible and self-centred. Regarding this ideal we argue that the rise of therapisation in society, and in education, particularly, links both the therapeutic and enterprising discourses. The article examines how these discourses jointly produce and legitimate the ideal,…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Power Structure, Student Responsibility, Self Management