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Social Inequalities (Re)formed
Consulting Pupils about Learning
The increasing international interest in pupil consultation has been partly fuelled by the encouragement of personalised/individualised learning strategies and the involvement of pupils in their learning. Drawing on an in-depth study which consulted eight to fourteen year old pupils from...
To Be Published August 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Youth Citizenship and the Politics of Belonging
Around the world today, young people are being called upon to develop civic competence and carry the burden of forging a political future in the midst of impoverishment, exclusion and inequality. In societies that have experienced civil war, military occupation, mass immigration of displaced people...
Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge
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The Sociology of Disability and Inclusive Education
A Tribute to Len Barton
Len Barton’s intellectual and practical contribution to the sociology of disability and education is highly significant and widely known. The leading scholars in this collection, including his long term collaborators, offer both a celebration and a reassessment of this contribution, addressing the...
Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge
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Gender Education and Equality in a Global Context
Conceptual Frameworks and Policy Perspectives
The Millennium Development Goals aim to achieve basic education for all by 2015. But can such global agendas address national and local gender inequalities and will they empower women through education? This thought-provoking book offers an opportunity to engage critically with existing and...
Published June 28th 2009 by Routledge
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Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform
Applying the Sociology of Basil Bernstein
This book is made up of a selection of writings from an international team of scholars, highlighting the contribution made to the field of educational policy and educational policy research by Basil Bernstein's work on the sociology of pedagogy. These contributors explore, analyse and engage with...
Published June 28th 2009 by Routledge
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Educating the Gendered Citizen
sociological engagements with national and global agendas
Globalisation and global human rights are the two major forces in the twenty-first century which are likely to shape the sort of learner citizen created by the educational system. Schools will be expected to prepare young men and women for national as well as global citizenship. Male and female...
Published September 24th 2008 by Routledge
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The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Gender & Education
Series: RoutledgeFalmer Readers in Education
This new Reader brings together classic pieces of gender theory, as well as examples of the sophistication of contemporary gender theory and research methodologies in the field of education. Leading international gender researchers address current debates about gender, power, identity and culture...
Published July 12th 2006 by Routledge
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Reproducing Gender
Critical Essays on Educational Theory and Feminist Politics
Series: World Library of Educationalists
Reproducing Gender charts the development of a theory of gender relations built up over the last twenty years. This theory has been highly influential in establishing the importance of the sociology of women's education for the study of society. It demonstrates the power of feminist educational...
Published January 16th 2002 by Routledge
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Challenging Democracy
International Perspectives on Gender and Citizenship
This collection establishes a highly topical, new, international field of study: that of gender, education and citizenship. It brings together for the first time important cutting-edge research on the contribution of the educational system to the formation of male and female citizens. It shows how...
Published November 29th 2000 by Routledge
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Feminism And Social Justice In Education
International Perspectives
After more than twenty years of feminist education research, policy development and innovative school practice, it seems appropriate to evaluate the impact and significance of this world wide struggle for social justice in education. At the same time, the recent restructuring of educational...
Published July 29th 1993 by Routledge