Fr. 56.90

Education, Equality and Human Rights - Issues of Gender, ''Race'', Sexuality, Disability and Social Class

English · Paperback / Softback

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The fifth edition of the market-leading Education, Equality and Human Rights has been fully updated to reflect economic, political and cultural changes in the UK, including the impacts of Brexit and Covid-19. It considers the great changes we are witnessing in recent years, such as climate change emergency, pandemics, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and their interrelationships. Written by world experts in their respective fields, each of the five equality issues of gender, race, sexuality, disability and social class is covered in their own right as well as in relation to education.

Key issues explored include:

human rights, equality and education

women and equality-historically and now

gender, education and social change

race and racism through history and today

racism and education from Empire to Johnson

sexualities, identities and equality

challenges in teaching and learning about sexuality and homo- and trans-phobia in schools

disability equality as the last Civil Right?

developing inclusive education and governments' resistance

social class, neoliberal capitalism and the Marxist alternative

selective schooling, mystifying social class, neoliberalism and alternatives

With an uncompromising and rigorous analysis of equality issues and a foreword from Peter McLaren addressing challenges to democracy in the US, this new edition of Education, Equality and Human Rights is an essential and contemporary resource across a wide range of disciplines and for all those interested in education, social policy and human rights.

List of contents










Foreword, Introduction, 1. Women and equality in the UK: the struggle for freedom and justice for all, 2. Gender, education and social change, 3. 'Race' and racism in the UK: through history and today, 4. Racism and education: from Empire to Johnson, 5. The making of sexualities: sexualities, identities and equality, 6. Straight talking: challenges in teaching and learning about sexuality and homo- and trans-phobia in schools, 7. Disability Equality: the last Civil Right?, 8. Developing inclusive education: why do governments find it so hard?, 9. Social class, neoliberalism and the Marxist alternative, 10. Selective schooling for mystifying social class, neoliberalism, and alternatives, Index

About the author










Mike Cole is a writer and Emeritus Research Professor in Education and Equality at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, UK


Summary

This fifth edition has been fully updated to reflect economic, political and cultural changes in the UK, including the impacts of Brexit and Covid. Written by world experts, each of the five equality issues of gender, ‘race’, sexuality, disability and social class are covered in their own right as well as in relation to education.

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