"In the past few decades, the narrow intellectual foundations of the university have come under serious scrutiny. Previously marginalized groups have called for improved access to the institution and full inclusion in the curriculum. Reshaping the University is a timely, thoroug…
Over the past decade, concerns about a global "obesity epidemic" have flourished. Public health messages around physical activity, fitness, and nutrition permeate society despite significant evidence disputing the "facts" we have come to believe about "obesity". We live in a cul…
"In this book Diane Reay, herself working class turned Cambridge professor, brings Brian Jackson and Dennis Marsden's pioneering Education and the Working Class from 1962 up to date for the 21st century. Drawing on over 500 interviews, the book, part of the 21st Century Standpoi…
"In this book Diane Reay, herself working-class-turned-Cambridge-professor, presents a 21st-century view of education and the working class. Drawing on over 500 interviews, the book includes vivid stories from working-class children and young people. It looks at class identity, …
This book brings Brian Jackson and Dennis Marsden's pioneering Education and the Working Class from 1962 up to date for the 21st century and reveals what we can do to achieve a fairer education system.
Resisting everyday colorism in schools : strategies for identifying and interrupting the problem that won't go away / Janie Victoria Ward, Tracy L. Robinson-Wood, and Noreen Boadi -- Thoughts on bullying and colorism in Black women's remembered experiences / Kimberly Jade Norwoo…
As one of the first scholarly books to focus on colorism in education, this volume considers how connections between race and color may influence school-based experiences. Chapter authors question how variations in skin tone, as well as related features such as hair texture and …
As one of the first scholarly books to focus on colorism in education, this volume considers how connections between race and color may influence school-based experiences. Chapter authors question how variations in skin tone, as well as related features such as hair texture and …
"You don't have to be racist to be biased. Unconscious bias can be at work without our realizing it, and even when we genuinely wish to treat all people equally, ingrained stereotypes can infect our visual perception, attention, memory, and behavior. This has an impact on educat…
