News media, film and the music industry have become powerful sources of misrepresentation of Black male life in the social imagination of white society. The pedagogy of popular culture has important implications for educators and youth advocates who desire to challenge the myths and distortions…
Hardback – 2017-04-01
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Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
As one of the first scholarly books to focus on colorism in education, this volume considers how connections between race and color may influence school-based experiences. Chapter authors question how variations in skin tone, as well as related features such as hair texture and eye color,…
Hardback – 2016-12-06
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Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
In recent years there has been growing concern over the pervasive disparities in academic achievement that are highly influenced by ethnicity, class and gender. Specifically, within the neoliberal policy rhetoric, there has been concern over underachievement of working-class young males,…
Paperback – 2016-11-23
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Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
The similarities between the United States and South Africa with respect to race, power, oppression and economic inequities are striking, and a better understanding of these parallels can provide educational gains for students and educators in both countries. Through shared experiences and…
Hardback – 2016-03-29
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Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
Youth in Education explores the multiple, interrelated social contexts that young people inhabit and navigate, and how educational institutions cope with increasing ethnic, cultural and ideological diversity. Schools, families and communities represent important settings in which young people must…
Hardback – 2016-01-25
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Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
The transition to adulthood for many is mediated by class, culture, and local/global influences on identity. This volume analyzes the global injustices that create inequities and restrict future opportunities for young people during this transitional time, including poverty, unemployment, human…
Hardback – 2015-08-12
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Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
This volume highlights issues of power, inequality, and resistance for Asian, African American, and Latino/a students in distinct U.S. and international contexts. Through a collection of case studies it links universal issues relating to inequality in education, such as Asian, Latino, and African…
Hardback – 2015-04-10
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Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
This book illuminates the experiences of a set of students and faculty who are members of the Dalit caste – commonly known as the ‘untouchables’ – and are relatively ‘successful’ in that they attend or are academics at a prestigious university. The book provides a background to the study,…
Hardback – 2015-02-19
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Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity