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Direct linkLightfoot-Rueda, Theodora – Policy Futures in Education, 2018
This article looks at the concept of education for human capital from its origins in the US and Britain as part of a neo-colonial effort, to its current role in dominating educational discourse across Asia. It argues that although there is nothing wrong with promoting education for career success, this should not be the only lens through which we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role of Education, Human Capital, Discourse Analysis
