Is “Opting Out” Really an Answer? Schools, Militarism, and the Counter-Recruitment Movement in Post-September 11 United States at War

Part of a special issue on challenging corporate control of schools and communities. The writer critically examines the analytic framework that shapes most antiwar and counter-recruitment work in the U.S. He states that such work tends to be based upon the opt out principle whereby parents can sign...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tannock, Stuart 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2005
In: Social justice
Year: 2005, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 163-178
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
UNIVERSITIES & colleges
Schools
Pacifists
Armed Forces
Peace Movements
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Employee recruitment
Education & politics
United States armed forces
Recruiting & enlistment (Armed Forces)
Education > United States
education policy