Schooling and Equality Fact, Concept and Policy

This text covers the range of equality issues in school level education from the perspective and needs of educators, trainee teachers and students of education. It uses a blend of issues, concepts, facts and research to open up key issues and consider policy developments in the field.

Contributors v Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Dave Hill Part I: Policy Equality, ideology and education policy Dave Hill 7 2. Global capital, neo-liberalism, and privatization: the growth of educational inequality Dave Hill 35 3. Policy, equality and educational research Kenneth Dunkwu 55 4. Excluded voices: educational exclusion and inclusion Leena Helavaara Robertson & Rachel Hill 73 5. The National Curriculum, the hidden curriculum and equality Dave Hill 95 6. Promoting equality and equal opportunities: school policies Chris Gaine 117 Part II: Facts and Concepts 7. Social Class Dave Hill and Mike Cole 137 8. ‘Race’ Tim Walker, Mike Cole and Dave Hill 161 9. Gender Kate Hirom 187 10. Sexuality Iain Williamson 209 11. Special educational needs Richard Rose 231 Policy, equality and inequality: from the past to the future Kevin Myers and Ian Grosvenor 249 Conclusion Mike Cole 265 Index 271