Social Justice, Education, and IdentityCarol Vincent Psychology Press, 2003 - 227 pages This book answers key questions regarding social justice in education. Its central theme is how the education system, through its organization and practices, is implicated in the realisation of just or unjust social outcomes. In particular, the writers examine the ways in which the identities of individuals and groups are formed and transformed in schools, colleges and universities. |
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... consider the processes by which academic critique can or should influ- ence political agendas . The title of this book , the linking of social justice and identity , may need some explanation . Social justice has traditionally been ...
... consider the playing out , or the performance , of social justice and identity issues . In the next two sections , I will briefly explore some of the main debates pertaining to under- standings of both social justice and identity ...
... consider . Stephen Ball's chapter drawn from his research on the strategies used by mid- dle class families in the education marketplace , considers the decision - making processes of families deciding between state and private ...
... consider public ( in this instance , school ) policies and how they contribute to the formation of identity amongst pupils . They focus in particular on the lack of school policies around homophobia . Their chapter demonstrates the ...
... consider the social justice implications of the lifestyles adopted by those in affluent countries on others far from them in terms of distance , time ( intergenerational issues ) and even species ( interspecific issues ) . Reiss ...
Contents
Towards a sociology of just practices An analysis of plural conceptions of justice | 15 |
Social justice in the head Are we all libertarians now? | 30 |
Shifting class identities? Social class and the transition to higher education | 51 |
Social justice and nontraditional participants in higher education A tale of border crossing instrumentalism and drift | 65 |
Education and community health Identity social justice and lifestyle issues in communities | 83 |
Male workingclass identities and social justice A reconsideration of Paul Williss Learning to Lahour in light of contemporary research | 97 |
Avoiding the issue Homophobia school policies and identities in secondary schools | 120 |
Masculinities femininities and physical education Bodily practices as reified markers of community membership | 137 |
Science education for social justice | 153 |
The development of young childrens ethnic identities Implications for early years practice | 166 |
Special educational needs and procedural justice in England and Scotland | 185 |
Social justice identity formation and social capital School diversification policy under New Labour | 209 |
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