‘This highly accessible book weaves together discussion of recent research findings, policy developments and theoretical perspectives. It provides a thought-provoking and at times contentious introduction that will challenge students and teachers to look beyond the easy and glib rhetoric, helping them understand the complexities of educating for a more equal world.′
Shereen Benjamin, Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, University of Edinburgh
This book is an introduction to issues of inequality and social justice, how they relate to education systems and how education can be a force for positive societal change. Drawing upon research, policy and contemporary thinking in the field, this second edition examines educational inequalities that exist today, what lies behind them and what effects they have across society.
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This is essential reading for students on undergraduate education studies courses, and related degree programmes that explore the relationship between education and society.
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Emma Smith is Reader in Education at the University of Birmingham
This second edition provides a contemporary overview of education and social justice, helping readers to understand and analyse the inequalities that exist in today's world, how they are manifested in education systems and how education can engage with and address these issues.
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