This book introduces the key issues in social justice education in the UK. Written for and by educators working in diverse settings including informal education, primary classrooms and higher education, the editor and contributors draw on research from across different sectors.
The book is organised into four sections covering:
- Sociological Pressures in the Sector
- Curriculum Challenges
- The Impact of Race
- Digital Issues for Educators
The chapters introduce a range of case studies, scenarios, theories, and issues that educators face in day-to-day teaching including, ableism, racism, critical race theory, antisemitism, access to nature, motherhood, male teachers in early childhood settings and navigating social media. Accessibly written for students, each chapter includes a set of discussion questions and prompts for personal reflection to encourage deeper engagement with the issues.
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An Introduction to Social Justice Education in the UK
Key Challenges and Opportunities
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Education GeneralTable of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Contributors
- Foreword Paul Miller
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Socially Just Education in a Socially Unjust World: Challenges, Issues and Opportunities for the Teachers and Educators Shei e Peart
- 2 Bringing Motherhood into the Classroom: Why Parenting Can Build Careers Jane Chambers
- 3 Who Benefits from the Great Outdoors: Accessing Nature-Based Learning Opportunities in Prevailing Socio-Economic Inequalities? Rachael Fell-Chambers
- 4 Men Becoming Teaching Assistants in an Inclusive Primary School Workforce Caroline Meredith
- 5 Making Higher Education More Care-Full: The Complexities of Being a Student Carer Sacha Mason and Leanne Leverton
- 6 Capturing the Struggle of Mature Learners in HE Sacha Mason
- 7 Is Ebenezer Scrooge Jewish? Countering Antisemitism and Considering Social Justice in the Teaching of A Christmas Carol Ed Collyer
- 8 Drama and Mathematics Educators Working Together: Working at Social Justice with Teachers Tony Cotton and Helen Toft
- 9 Meeting Our Responsibilities to All: Re-Cripping Classroom Texts Clare Lawrence and Clare Mahon
- 10 ‘Rethinking Childhood Development: Critiquing Norm-Referenced Approaches in Early Years Education’ Nyree Nicholson
- 11 Lived Experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Students on White Majority Higher Education Campuses in the UK: Can You See Me? Sheine Peart and Hadiza Kere Abdulrahman
- 12 Is This Going to Hurt? Engaging in Structural Cultural Change through Implementing Black History Month (BHM) as an Institu ional Endeavour in a Small UK University Sheine Peart and Rachael Fell-Chambers
- 13 Safe and Accessible Use of Social Media Is a Matter of Social Justice Katya Bozukova
- 14 The Expansion of Digital Technology in the Post-Compulsory Sector and Factors Which Influence Students’ Engagement with Usi g Technologies: Are We Swimming or Sinking in Today’s Information Age? Theresa Marriott
- 15 Conclusions and Key Messages for Educators Sheine Peart
- Index
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