 | Masculinity and Aspiration in an Era of Neoliberal Education: International Perspectives Subjects: Education; Social Sciences; Education Policy & Politics; Education Studies; International & Comparative Education; Research Methods in Education; Sociology of Education; Gender Studies - Soc Sci; Sociology & Social Policy; Gender & Sexuality; Gender Studies; This collection investigates the ways in which boys and young men negotiate neoliberal discourse surrounding aspiration and how neoliberalism shapes their identities. Expanding the field of masculinity studies in education, the contributors offer international comparisons of different subgroups of boys and young men in primary, secondary and university settings. A cross-sectional analysis of race, gender, and class theory is employed to illuminate the role of aspiration in shaping boys' identities, which adds nuance to their complex "identity work" in neoliberal times. Garth Stahl is a Lecturer and Researcher in Literacy Education and Sociology at the University of Australia, Australia. Joseph Nelson is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at Swarthmore College, USA, and a Senior Research Fellow with the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Derron Wallace is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Education at Brandeis University, USA. |
