ABSTRACT

The fourth edition of Education, Equality and Human Rights has been fully updated to reflect the economic, political, social and cultural changes in educational and political policy and practice, as austerity continues and in the light of the EU referendum. Written by a carefully selected group of experts, each of the five equality issues of gender, ‘race’, sexuality, disability and social class are covered as areas in their own right as well as in relation to education.

Key issues explored include:

  • human rights, equality and education
  • women and equality, historically and now
  • gender and education perspectives throughout time
  • racism in the UK from the Empire to the present
  • racism and education from imperial times to the May government
  • the making and remaking of sexualities
  • the challenges surrounding teaching and learning about sexuality in schools
  • the struggle for disability equality
  • inclusive education
  • social class, Marxism and socialism
  • social class inequality and education.

With an uncompromising and rigorous analysis of education and human rights and a foreword from Professor Peter McClaren, Education, Equality and Human Rights is an essential resource across a wide range of disciplines and for all those interested in education, social policy and human rights.

chapter |9 pages

Introduction

Human rights and equality legislation and education

chapter 1|19 pages

Unfinished business

Women still unequal after all this time

chapter 2|23 pages

Gender and education

Perspectives through time

chapter 3|47 pages

Racism in the UK

Continuity and change

chapter 4|31 pages

Racism and education

From Empire to May

chapter 5|27 pages

Sexualities, identities and equal rights

The making and remaking of sexualities

chapter 6|35 pages

Time for straight talking

Challenges and opportunities in teaching and learning about sexuality and homophobia in schools

chapter 7|38 pages

Achieving disability equality

The continuing struggle

chapter 8|37 pages

Inclusive education

Implementing human rights

chapter 9|34 pages

Social class, Marxism and socialism

chapter 10|19 pages

Mystification of production and feasibility of alternatives

Social class inequality and education