Education, Equality and Human Rights: Issues of Gender, 'Race', Sexuality, Disability and Social Class

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of illustrations......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
Introduction: Human rights, equality and education......Page 20
1 Women thirty-five years on: Still unequal after all this time......Page 26
2 Gender and education: Change and continuity......Page 41
3 Racism and resistance: From empire to new labour......Page 62
4 Racism and education: From empire to new labour......Page 89
5 The making of sexualities: Sexuality, identity and equality......Page 108
6 Straight talking: Challenges in teaching and learning about sexuality and homophobia in schools......Page 130
7 Disability equality: Confronting the oppression of the past......Page 153
8 Inclusive education or special educational needs: Meeting the challenge of disability discrimination in schools......Page 176
9 'Multitude' or 'class': Constituencies of resistance, sources of hope......Page 199
10 Social class and schooling: Differentiation or democracy......Page 221
Index......Page 244