School commercialism : from democratic ideal to market commodity /

Molnar, Alex.

School commercialism : from democratic ideal to market commodity / Alex Molnar. - 1 online resource (190 pages). - Positions : education, politics, and culture . - Positions (RoutledgeFalmer (Firm)) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Every child a consumer -- The sky's the limit: trends in schoolhouse marketing since 1990 -- Eat, drink, and be diabetic: using schools to promote illness -- Controlling the masses vs. liberating them: Edward Bernays and John Dewey considered -- Whittle or virtually nothing: the emergence of Edison schools and knowledge universe -- Futures trading: buying and selling education in the global marketplace.

9781315024431


Commercialism in schools--United States.
Business and education--United States.
Education--Marketing.--United States


Electronic books.

LC1085.2 / .M65 2005

371.19/5