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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... forms , as suitable for boys and girls . As a result , the congruence between PE and dominant teenage practices of masculinity and femininity restrict the possibilities open to both boys and girls . Paechter concludes by suggesting ...
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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