University Press of America
Pages: 122
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-4538-6 • Paperback • May 2009 • $41.99 • (£35.00)
Gowri Parameswaran is chair in the Department of Educational Studies in the School of Education at SUNY New Paltz and has contributed many book chapters and articles on diversity and social justice in education. Themina Kader teaches at undergraduate and graduate levels in the pedagogy of art education and is the author of numerous articles on the concepts of multiculturalism and diversity.
Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Introduction
Part 3 Part I: Public Schooling and Unequal Access to Resources
Part 4 Chapter 1—Education in Fiji: Is is Still a Public Service?
Part 5 Chapter 2—United Arab Emirates Pre-service Teachers' Attitudes Towards Gifted/Talented Children with Disabilities
Part 6 Chapter 3—'Poor Girls': A Comparative Analysis of their Educational Experiences in England and India
Part 7 Chapter 4—Access to Education: a Distant Dream for Many in India
Part 8 Part II: Social Justice Issues in Higher Education
Part 9 Chapter 5—Social Justice and Higher Education For All: The Bolivarian University of Venezuela
Part 10 Chapter 6—Navigating Art Education Across Three Domains: Cultural, Pedagogical and Political
Part 11 Chapter 7—Out and Abroad: GLBT Resources
Part 12 Part III: Teacher Training and Social Justice
Part 13 Chapter 8—Drama and Social Equity in Teacher Education Programs in Palestine
Part 14 Chapter 9—Measuring the Extent to which Teachers Interpret their Roles in Educational Terms
Part 15 Chapter 10—Rethinking Equal Voices in Classroom Discourse: Arab Female College Students' Views on Literacy Empowerment
Part 16 About the Authors