This volume gathers scholars from around the world in a comparative approach to the various educational struggles of people of African descent, advancing the search for solutions and bringing to light new facets of the experiences of Black people in the era of globalization.
This volume gathers scholars from around the world in a comparative approach to the various educational struggles of people of African descent, advanc...
Educating for Diversity and Social Justice foregrounds the personal stories of educators who are engaging the space of schooling as a site of possibility for realizing the goals of social justice. It is a book inspired by a vision of education as a practice of freedom where young people -- especially those who are marginalized -- can learn that they have a voice and the power to change their world for the better. Drawing on the work of US philosopher Nancy Fraser, the book examines issues of justice and schooling in relation to three dimensions: political, cultural and economic. While its...
Educating for Diversity and Social Justice foregrounds the personal stories of educators who are engaging the space of schooling as a site of possibil...
This work re-evaluates the debate over why so many boys are failing at school, moving it from a focus on gender construction and the panic about achievement to the broader question of what it is to experience being schooled as a boy in the new liberal educational environment.
This work re-evaluates the debate over why so many boys are failing at school, moving it from a focus on gender construction and the panic about achie...
This text critically explores the impact of migration, education, development, and the spread of English on global bio-linguistic and cultural diversity.
This text critically explores the impact of migration, education, development, and the spread of English on global bio-linguistic and cultural diversi...
This title critically examines the concept of indoctrination within the Western liberal traditions and analyses case studies of indoctrination in some Muslim societies. It offers suggestions to counter religious indoctrination and highlights the tensions, challenges and prospects of Islamic education in a multicultural world.
This title critically examines the concept of indoctrination within the Western liberal traditions and analyses case studies of indoctrination in some...
Dyslexia is a disability that exists in all countries that have high expectations for literacy. This text examines medical, psychological, educational, and sociological data from comprehensive case studies of preteen dyslexic children, in order to profile the disability as it occurs in 18 different nations.
Dyslexia is a disability that exists in all countries that have high expectations for literacy. This text examines medical, psychological, educational...
'Personal Epistemology and Teacher Education' provides an international perspective on teachers' personal epistemology, or beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing. Research from the Netherlands, Cyprus, Australia, the United States, Canada, Norway and Taiwan is presented to provide diverse viewpoints.
'Personal Epistemology and Teacher Education' provides an international perspective on teachers' personal epistemology, or beliefs about the nature of...
This volume bridges the gap between contemporary theoretical debates and educational policies and practices. It applies postcolonial theory as a framework of analysis that attempts to engage with and go beyond essentialism, ethno- and euro-centrisms through a critical examination of case studies and conceptual issues.
This volume bridges the gap between contemporary theoretical debates and educational policies and practices. It applies postcolonial theory as a frame...
This book provides an illuminating account of teachers' own reflections on their experiences of teaching in urban schools. It was conceived as a direct response to policy-related and media-generated concerns about male teacher shortage and offers a critique of the call for more male role models in elementary schools to address important issues regarding gender, race and the politics of representation.
This book provides an illuminating account of teachers' own reflections on their experiences of teaching in urban schools. It was conceived as a direc...
Traditionally, children have been considered from a primarily developmental perspective, in need of education in order to achieve autonomy, growth, and eventually adulthood. Childhood studies have recently underlined an alternate way to look at children, starting from the consideration that children are competent social actors and can actively participate in social life. However, there has been relatively little attention paid to the ways in which adults can actively empower children's agency and participation. This book aims to highlight this important aspect, explaining the position of...
Traditionally, children have been considered from a primarily developmental perspective, in need of education in order to achieve autonomy, growth,...
