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Understanding Social Justice in Rural Education
Hernan Cuervo
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Description for Understanding Social Justice in Rural Education
Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFJ; JFSF; JNAM; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
This book explores what social justice looks like for rural schools in Australia. The author challenges the consensus that sees the distribution of resources as the panacea for the myriad challenges faced by rural schools and argues that the solution to inequality and injustice in rural settings has to take into account other important dimensions of social justice such as recognition and association. These include teachers' concerns for issues of power, respect, and participation in their work that extend to policy-making processes and implementation; students' post-school aspirations and, finally, parents' hopes and fears for their children's futures and the sustainability ... Read more
This book explores what social justice looks like for rural schools in Australia. The author challenges the consensus that sees the distribution of resources as the panacea for the myriad challenges faced by rural schools and argues that the solution to inequality and injustice in rural settings has to take into account other important dimensions of social justice such as recognition and association. These include teachers' concerns for issues of power, respect, and participation in their work that extend to policy-making processes and implementation; students' post-school aspirations and, finally, parents' hopes and fears for their children's futures and the sustainability ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137505149
SKU
V9781137505149
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Ref
99-15
About Hernan Cuervo
Hernan Cuervo is Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
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