Education, policy, and social justice : learning and skills / James Avis.
James Avis develops an important argument in this wide-ranging book, in which questions of social justice play a central role. He explores the socio-economic and policy context of education in advanced capitalist societies, and indicates the manner in which the rhetoric of policy-makers distorts the...
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2007.
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| Series: | Continuum studies in lifelong learning.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Fordism, post-Fordism and Beyond; Chapter 3 Work-based Learning and Social Justice: 'Learning to Labour' and the New Vocationalism; Chapter 4 Learner Dispositions: Continuity and Change; Chapter 5 Teachers and the Transformation of Practice; Chapter 6 Knowledge, Curriculum and Power; Chapter 7 Social Justice, Post-compulsory Education and Practice; Chapter 8 Conclusion; Chapter 9 Postscript; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.