This text covers the range of equality issues in school level education from the perspective and needs of educators, trainee teachers and students of education. It uses a blend of issues, concepts, facts and research to open up key issues and consider policy developments in the field.
This book traces the legacy of racism across three continents and countless years, from its origins to the present. Mike Cole presents in-depth studies of racism in three countries: the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, showing how each nation has experienced racism in different ways and through different periods. In the United States, he maps the continuing dual legacies of slavery and genocide, and he also details racism against Latinos and Asians. In the UK, he highlights the effects of colonialism and also looks at racism against Gypsies, Roma, Travellers, and Eastern Europeans. Finally, in Australia, he explores the idea of “Terra Nullius” and the devastating effect of the state interpretation of land law on its indigenous peoples. These detailed analyses result in a powerful portrait of global racism that shows it to be both endemic and multifaceted. Racism: A Critical Analysis marks a crucial step in both understanding racism and developing strategies to combat it.
A library of graded readers for students of Englihs as a second or foreign language, and for reluctant native readers. The book are graded in six levels of difficulty. Strusture, vocabulary, idiom and sentence legth are all controlled according to principles laid down in detail a guide to Collins English.
Focusing on the intersection of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Marxism, this book critically examines the challenges CRT presents to educational theory and practices in the US and UK. It explores CRT's roots in Critical Legal Studies and critiques significant theorists from both regions while acknowledging CRT's strengths. The discussion is framed within the contexts of neo-liberal global capitalism, imperialism, and anti-racist socialist movements in South America, concluding with practical suggestions for classroom implementation.
Towards a Socialist Alternative
The book expands on Marxist theory by integrating ideas from neo-Marxists like Antonio Gramsci and Louis Althusser, focusing on the intersections of racism and education. It provides an in-depth analysis of racism in the U.K. and the U.S., while also exploring the distinctions between schooling and education. Additionally, it examines these themes within the context of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, offering a comprehensive view of how racism influences educational structures across different societies.
Education, Equality and Human Rights addresses the controversial and emotive issue of human rights and its relationship to education in the twenty-first century. Each of the five equality issues of gender, race, sexuality, disability and social class are covered as areas in their own right, and in relation to education. Written by experts in each particular field, the chapters trace the history of the various issues up to the present and enable readers to assess their continuing relevance in the future.With a new preface written by leading educationist Peter McLaren, the substantially updated second edition of this comprehensive book provides an important educational perspective on world-wide equality issues for teachers and student teachers at all stages.
Climate Change, The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Public Pedagogies: The Case for Ecosocialism uses public pedagogy as a theoretical lens to examine climate change emergency and presents a solution to the issue in ecosocialism. The book addresses the climate's relationship with capitalism and the role of activism in highlighting the climate change emergency. With respect to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Cole assesses the pro-capitalist arguments that this revolution can be considered a progressive force and critiques them from a Marxist perspective. A case is made for ecosocialism, a form of socialism that is informed by feminism, inclusivity and real democracy. Ecosocialism, it is argued, can address climate change destruction and harness the potential fruits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for the good of all. The book ends by addressing the other great threat to civilisation alongside climate change, with a postscript providing some final words of warning about the dual perils of climate change and nuclear warfare. This highly topical book will be of interest to scholars, postgraduate students and researchers, as well as to advanced undergraduate students in the fields of environmental studies, pedagogy, and sociology. It will also appeal to all readers who are concerned with the onward march of climate change destruction.
