Comparative and Global Pedagogies Equity, Access and Democracy in Education

This book critically examines equality, equity and democracy in education, globally as well as from various perspectives. Globally, there are increasing arguments both for the democratization of education and for the use of education to promote a democratic society. It is argued that democratic scho...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Zajda, Joseph (Editor), Davies, Lynn (Editor), Majhanovich, Suzanne (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
Series:Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Main Trends and Issues in Equity, Access and Democracy
  • Globalization, Comparative Education and Policy Research: Equity and Access Issues
  • Interruptive Democracy in Education
  • The Role of Education and Training in the Empowerment and Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees
  • Equity and Democratic Education in Ghana: Towards a Pedagogy of Difference
  • Access Denied: A Story of Resistance
  • Race, Gender, and Equity
  • Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Swedish Education: Policy Discourses and Dangers
  • The Gender Agenda: The Limits and Possibilities of Global and National Citizenship Education
  • Globalization, Education Reforms and Immigrant Students in Canada
  • Globalising the Universal: Equity, Policy and Planning
  • Teacher Candidates’ Racial Identity Formation and the Possibilities of Antiracism in Teacher Education
  • Education for Equitable Outcomes or Educational Inequality: A Critical Analysis of UNESCO’S Education for All and the United States’ No Child Left Behind Programs
  • Gender and the Case of Girls’ Education: Organizational Learning in International Development Agencies