The Socially Just School: Making Space for Youth to Speak Back 2014 Edition Contributor(s): Smyth, John (Author), Down, Barry (Author), McInerney, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 9401790590 ISBN-13: 9789401790598 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 306.43 |
Series: Explorations of Educational Purpose |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.03 lbs) 195 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book explores schools and how they can function as social institutions that advance the interests and life chances of all young people, especially those who are already the most marginalized and at an educational disadvantage. Social justice is a key theme as the book examines the needs of youth, the concept of school culture, school/community relations, socially critical pedagogy, curriculum and leadership and a socially critical approach to work. The Socially Just School is based upon four decades of intensive writing and researching of young lives. This work presents an alternative to the damaging school reform in which schools are made to serve the interests of the economy, education systems, the military, corporate or national interests. |