Neoliberal Selfhood

Psychological constructs - such as emotion regulation creativity grit growth mindset lifelong learning and whole child - are appealing as pedagogical aspirations and outcomes. Researchers policy-makers and educators are likely to endorse and accept these constructs as ways to make sense of students and inform pedagogical decision-making. Few critically interrogate these constructs as they are associated with students'' academic achievement psychological well-being civic virtue and career readiness. However this book shows how these constructs become entangled in a neoliberal vision of selfhood which is tied to market prescriptions and is thus associated with problematic ethical psychological moral and economic consequences. The chapters draw attention to the ideological underpinnings in order to facilitate conversations about selfhood in schooling policy and practices.