This book presents insights into social justice issues through the work of educators in Israel, the US, the UK, Italy, Canada, Turkey and Kazakhstan. Each chapter provides local or global theoretical insights, and these combine to provide a rich international perspective. The book offers practical strategies for the classroom, methods of teaching social justice to future teachers in various curriculum areas, and knowledge for researchers and those working in higher education. The book is unusual in its combination of local and international perspectives, practical and theoretical wisdom, and its inclusion of a variety of voices. Readers will gain new insight into concepts like radical pedagogy, interculturalism, multiculturalism, failed citizenship and cultural identity.
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Product details

ISBN
9781527512696
Published
2023-06-07
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Height
212 mm
Width
148 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
405

Biographical note

Deborah Court is Associate Professor of education at Bar-Ilan University and an academic consultant at the Arab Academic College in Israel. Her research centers on multicultural education, epistemology, and qualitative research methodologies. Randa Khair Abbas is Associate Professor and President of the Arab Academic College in Israel. She researches multiculturalism in education, social justice in higher education, and the cultural, religious and family structure of the Druze community in Israel.Zaki Kamal, a well-known and highly respected lawyer, is Governor of the Arab Academic College in Israel and senior lecturer in education and law. An expert in political and public policy matters, he has published seven books on the topics of thought, education, literature, politics and law.Riam Abu Much is Vice-President of the Arab Academic College for Education in Israel, where she a senior lecturer. Riam holds a PhD in chemistry from Bar-Ilan University. Her research centers on science education.