Cultural and gender politics in Australian education, the rise of edu-capitalism and the 'fragile project' of critical educational research Blackmore, Jillian 2014, Cultural and gender politics in Australian education, the rise of edu-capitalism and the 'fragile project' of critical educational research, Australian educational researcher, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 499-520, doi: 10.1007/s13384-014-0158-8. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Cultural and gender politics in Australian education, the rise of edu-capitalism and the 'fragile project' of critical educational research Author(s) Blackmore, Jillian orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-2788 Journal name Australian educational researcher Volume number 41 Issue number 5 Start page 499 End page 520 Total pages 22 Publisher Springer Place of publication Berlin, Germany Publication date 2014-11 ISSN 0311-6999 Keyword(s) Social Sciences Education & Educational Research POLICY Summary This paper draws on research by Australians on Australian education to explore the tension between being critical and being marginalised. In it, I examine how research is positioned in the changing field of education in relation to government, society and the economy in the context of the rise of edu-capitalism globally. I then explore the policy shifts framing the cultural and gender politics of the research/policy problematic in Australia from the perspective of policy critique, policy service and policy advocacy. I consider how the global reconfiguring and reframing of higher education is impacting on the nature and institutional base of educational research, and it’s gendered implications. Finally, I argue that critical educational research is what makes educational research distinctive and also ‘makes a difference’ within a democratic society. Language eng DOI 10.1007/s13384-014-0158-8 Field of Research 130199 Education Systems not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 930401 Management and Leadership of Schools/Institutions HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2014, The Australian Association for Research in Education Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30072783 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 29 Apr 2015, 11:44:01 EST Thu, 30 Apr 2015, 05:03:53 EST Fri, 09 Oct 2015, 17:08:57 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 16:05:32 EST Fri, 30 Oct 2015, 05:11:10 EST Tue, 30 Aug 2016, 15:22:24 EST Tue, 30 Aug 2016, 15:25:24 EST Tue, 30 Aug 2016, 15:26:23 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 13 times in TR Web of Science Cited 17 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 622 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 29 Apr 2015, 11:44:01 EST