ABSTRACT

This paper unpacks the discursive work of global education philanthropies to shed light on how the work of educational actors inscribes and directs global forces, connections and imaginaries to specific local ends. We do so by analyzing the discursive work of two educational philanthropies – in the US and India – that are similar but also vary in ways related to their global reach and networks. Building on Appadurai’s notions of -scapes we show the use of technocratic discourses in the construction and enablement of imagined educational futures of the socially disadvantaged. This paper speaks to theoretical concerns that often club broad concerns of globalization and neoliberalism in education and shows specific empirical openings that manifest as local choices and adaptations.

摘要

本文解开全球教育慈善机构的话语工作，以阐明教育行动者的工作如何铭记和引导全球力量、联系和想象达到特定的地方目标。我们通过分析美国和印度的两个教育慈善机构的话语工作来做到这一点，这两个慈善机构相似，但在与全球影响力和网络相关的方式上有所不同。基于 Appadurai 的景观概念，我们展示了技术官僚话语在社会弱势群体想象中的教育未来的构建和实现中的使用。这篇论文谈到了理论问题，这些问题通常会引起对教育中全球化和新自由主义的广泛关注，并展示了具体的实证开放，表现为地方选择和适应。