5th Edition

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

Edited By Mike Cole Copyright 2023
350 Pages
by Routledge

350 Pages
by Routledge

350 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
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

Biography

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