Education & the Politics of Difference: Select Canadian Perspectives - Couverture souple

Ghosh, Ratna; Abdi, Ali A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1551305313 ISBN 13 : 9781551305318

Editeur : Canadian Scholars, 2013

Synopsis

Despite decades of multicultural education policies, cultural minorities and the peoples of the First Nations continue to be marginalized in Canadian schools. In Education and the Politics of Difference, authors Ratna Ghosh and Ali A. Abdi expose the problematic constructions of difference in schooling contexts, where differences are either treated as surface issues that do not affect the lives of learners, or superficially celebrated in terms that do not question power relations in schools and society. This revised and expanded second edition engages the broad theories of multicultural and inclusive education, and provides case studies of Canadian multicultural education policies, such as the unique situation of Aboriginal education. With this discussion of how differences of race, class, gender, sexuality, and other differences are viewed ― particularly in a post-9/11 world - this book extends the possibilities of a more open-minded global understanding and appreciation of difference.

The book closes with a discussion of the future of multicultural and inclusive education, envisioning a school system where difference is normalized and seen as a fundamental human trait essential for social and human well-being.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ratna Ghosh is James McGill Professor and William C. MacDonald Professor of Education at McGill University.

Ali A. Abdi is Professor of Education and Co-Director of the Centre for Global Citizenship Education and Research at the University of Alberta.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Canadian Scholars
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1551305313
• ISBN 13: 9781551305318
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible