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dc.contributor.editorBrown, Andrew
dc.contributor.editorWisby, Emma
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-10T14:57:00Z
dc.date.available2021-02-10T14:57:00Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifierhttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/37587
dc.identifier45170*
dc.identifier.urihttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38615
dc.description.abstractFor 50 years, educator and sociologist Geoff Whitty resolutely pursued social justice through education, first as a classroom teacher and ultimately as the Director of the Institute of Education in London. The essays in this volume - written by some of the most influential authors in the sociology of education and critical policy studies - take Whitty’s work as the starting point from which to examine key contemporary issues in education and the challenges to social justice that they present. Set within three themes of knowledge, policy and practice in education, the chapters tackle the issues of defining and accessing ‘legitimate’ knowledge, the changing nature of education policy under neoliberalism and globalization, and the reshaping of teacher workplaces and professionalism – as well as attempts to realize more emancipatory practice. Whitty’s scholarship on what constitutes quality and impact in educational research is also explored. Together, the essays open a window on a life in the sociology of education, the scholarly community of which it was part, and the facets of education policy, practice and research that they continue to reveal and challenge in pursuit of social justice. They celebrate Whitty as one of the foremost sociologists of education of his generation, but also as a friend and colleague. And they highlight the continued relevance of his contribution to those seeking to promote fairer and more inclusive education systems.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies & policy
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher & further education, tertiary education
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1D Europe::1DB British Isles::1DBK United Kingdom, Great Britain
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher education, tertiary educationen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DD Western Europe::1DDU United Kingdom, Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.othereducation
dc.subject.othereducation policy
dc.subject.othersocial justice
dc.subject.otherequalities
dc.subject.otherGeoff Whitty
dc.titleKnowledge, Policy and Practice in Education and the Struggle for Social Justice
dc.title.alternativeEssays Inspired by the Work of Geoff Whitty
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.14324/111.9781782772774
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy29b9f0a3-1b0d-4bdd-99d7-b4d3432d7fcc
oapen.pages300
oapen.place.publicationLondon
dc.dateSubmitted2020-05-05T09:26:39Z


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