Curtis B. Riep
CURTIS B. RIEP is currently a PhD student in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada. His research interests involve the interdisciplinary study of global political economy and privatisations in education with a specific focus on the growth of multinational education corporations and their operations in various contexts. His research is supported by the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Written by Curtis B. Riep
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 What do we really know about Bridge International Academies?
Curtis B. Riep
11 February 2019What do we really know about Bridge International Academies?Bridge International Academies (BIA) is the fastest-growing chain of ‘low-fee’ schools in the world, having ‘reached 500,000 children through hundreds of schools across Africa and India’ (BIA, 2018) and planning ‘to be the global leader in providing education to families who live on US$2 a day per person or less’...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Schooling the poor profitably: the innovations and deprivations of Bridge International Academies in Uganda
Curtis B. Riep
20 September 2016Schooling the poor profitably: the innovations and deprivations of Bridge International Academies in UgandaThe study reveals the operations of BIA in Uganda where it sells its version of ‘education,’ or its standardised ‘Academy-in-a-Box,’ to an estimated 12,000 fee-paying students in 63 schools.
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Worlds of Education 14 April 2016 Unmaking the market-maker: Pearson in the global-SouthUnmaking the market-maker: Pearson in the global-South
Curtis B. Riep
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 1 February 2016 Commercialization of education in the PhilippinesCommercialization of education in the Philippines
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Fighting the commercialisation of education Corporatised education in the Philippines: Pearson, Ayala Corporation and the emergence of Affordable Private Education Centers (APEC)
Curtis B. Riep
30 November 2015Corporatised education in the Philippines: Pearson, Ayala Corporation and the emergence of Affordable Private Education Centers (APEC)This paper examines how, why, and with what consequences, corporate-led privatisations in Philippine education are taking shape, through an analysis of Affordable Private Education Centers (APEC).
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Worlds of Education 22 November 2015 Filipino education system a factory line for corporate interestsFilipino education system a factory line for corporate interests
Curtis B. Riep
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Worlds of Education 21 November 2015 Filipino education system a factory line for corporate interestsFilipino education system a factory line for corporate interests
Curtis B. Riep