Education, Equality And Human Rights Issues Of Gender, 'Race', Sexuality, Disability and Social Class

Education, Equality and Human Rightsaddresses human rights and their relationship to education in the twenty-first century. Each of the five equality issues of gender, race, sexuality, disability and social class are covered in their own right as well as in relation to education. Written by experts in each field, the chapters trace the history of the various issues up to the present and enable readers to assess their continuing relevance into the future. With a new preface by leading North American educationist Peter McLaren, the substantially updated second edition of this comprehensive book provides an important educational perspective on world-wide equality issues for student teachers and teachers at all stages. It is an accessible and thought-provoking text for all those studying or interested in education, equality and human rights issues.Cole, Mike is the author of 'Education, Equality And Human Rights Issues Of Gender, 'Race', Sexuality, Disability and Social Class', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415356602 and ISBN 0415356601.