About
Dr. Glenn Rikowski is an Independent Researcher, based in Forest Gate, London, UK. From 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2022, and from 2016-2019, he was a Visiting Fellow in the College of Social Science, at the University of Lincoln, UK. From 2 March 2014 – 2 March 2015, Rikowski was a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Education at Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK. Up to 31st October 2013, Rikowski was a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies in the School of Education at the University of Northampton. He was previously a supply teacher in east London (2001), a Senior Research Fellow in Lifelong Learning at the University of Central England (1999-2001) and a Research Fellow in the School of Education, University of Birmingham (1994-1999). Prior to that, Glenn taught in further education colleges and schools in Essex and London (1985-1989) and at Epping Forest College (1989-1994). His publications include:
The Battle in Seattle: Its Significance for Education (2001, Tufnell Press), and (with Dave Hill, Peter McLaren and Mike Cole) the edited collection,
Marxism Against Postmodernism in Educational Theory (2002, Lexington Books) – which won an AESA Critics’ Choice Award for 2004. Dr. Rikowski has researched on a number of topics, including: continuing vocational education (for HEFCE), further education college finance (FEDA), and the UK horological industry (for The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers). Glenn was a member of the Hillcole Group of Radical Left Educators from 1994-2002. With Anthony Green (University of London, Institute of Education), Dr. Rikowski co-founded and ran the Marxism and Education: Renewing Dialogues seminars twice-yearly (May and October) from 2002-2007. Also with Anthony Green, he co-founded the world’s first book series on Marxism and Education: the Palgrave Macmillan Series on Marxism and Education, in 2004. He has appeared on TV (BBC News 24) and radio (BBC Radio 4) talking about aspects of education policy.
Rikowski is a member of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB, London Branch).
Rikowski’s publications, conference papers and unpublished papers can be viewed at: Academia
https://independent.academia.edu/GlennRikowski and ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Glenn-Rikowski
Email:
Rikowskigr@aol.com
Publications
Rikowski, G. (1990) The Recruitment Process and Labour Power, Division of Humanities & Modern Languages, Epping Forest College, Loughton, Essex, 25th July 1990. Online at: http://www.academia.edu/6094032/The_Recruitment_Process_and_Labour_Power
Rikowski, G. (1996) Education Markets and Missing Products, a paper presented at the Conference of Socialist Economists, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, 7-9th July. Online at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318380079_Education_Markets_and_Missing_Products
Rikowski, G. (1997) Scorched Earth: prelude to rebuilding Marxist educational theory, British Journal of Sociology of Education, Vol.18 No.4, pp.551-574.
Rikowski, G. (2000) That Other Great Class of Commodities: Repositioning Marxist Educational Theory, a paper presented to the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference 2000, Cardiff University, September 9th, Session 10.21. Online at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277068478_That_other_great_class_of_commodities_Repositioning_Marxist_educational_theory
Rikowski, G. (2001) Education for Industry: A complex technicism, Journal of Education and Work, Vol.14 No.1, pp.29-49.
Rikowski, G. (2002) Education, Capital and the Transhuman, in: D. Hill, P. McLaren, M. Cole and G. Rikowski (eds.) Marxism Against Postmodernism in Educational Theory, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Online at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312086056_Education_Capital_and_the_Transhuman
Rikowski, G. (2002) Methods for Researching the Social Production of Labour Power in Capitalism, a paper prepared for the School of Education Research Seminar, University of Northampton, 7th March. Available at Academia: http://www.academia.edu/5987884/Methods_for_Researching_the_Social_Production_of_Labour_Power_in_Capitalism
Rikowski, G. (2002) Fuel for the living Fire: Labour-Power! in: A. Dinerstein and M. Neary (eds.) The Labour Debate: An Investigation into the Theory and Reality of Capitalist Work, Aldershot: Ashgate. Online at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/246261071_Fuel_for_the_living_fire_Labour-power
Rikowski, G. (2003) The Business Takeover of Schools, Mediactive: Ideas / Knowledge / Culture, Issue 1, pp.91-108.
Rikowski, G. (2005) Silence on the Wolves: What is Absent in New Labour’s Five Year Strategy for Education, Education Research Centre, University of Brighton, Occasional Paper, May 2005.
Rikowski, G. (2006) Stroppy Individuals or Oppositional Cultures in Schools Today? London, 7th October, online at Academia: http://www.academia.edu/11987800/Stroppy_Individuals_or_Oppositional_Cultures_in_Schools_Today
Rikowski, G. (2014) Crises in Education, Crises of Education, A paper prepared for the Philosophy of Education Seminars at the University of London Institute of Education 2014-15 Programme, 22nd October 2014. Available at Academia: http://www.academia.edu/8953489/Crises_in_Education_Crises_of_Education
