Overview
- Enriches our understanding of the role of social and economic inequality in two multicultural countries
- Provides an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the intersection of human rights, social justice and education across cultures
- Examines the role of science and technology in inequality within and across multicultural societies
- Provides a mixed methodological approach to data gathering and analyses
Part of the book series: Diversity and Inclusion Research (DIRE)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Early Education and Schooling
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Higher Education
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Education and Technology
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About this book
The world is not an equal place. There are high- and low-income countries and high- and low-income households. For each group, there are differential educational opportunities, leading to differential educational outcomes and differential labor market opportunities. This pattern often reproduces the privileges and inequalities of groups in a society. This book explores this differentiation in education from a social justice lens. Comparing the United States and South Africa, this book analyzes each country’s developmental thinking on education, from human capital and human rights approaches, in both primary and higher education. The enclosed contributions draw from different disciplines including legal studies, sociology, psychology, computer science and public policy.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Willie Pearson, Jr. is Professor of Sociology of Science and Technology at the School of History and Sociology, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA). His major research interests are sociology of family, sociology of education, science and technology policy, science engineering workforce, human resources in science and engineering, especially in underrepresented groups. He has authored and co-edited several books, the most recent of which being Advancing Women in Science (Springer).
Vijay Reddy is a Distinguished Research Specialist in the Education and Skills Inclusive Education Development research program at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in South Africa. Her three major areas of research are large scale achievement studies, skills planning and public understanding of science. She also conducts life history research. Dr. Reddy has published a number of journal articles, book chapters, peer reviewed monographs and research reports.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Justice and Education in the 21st Century
Book Subtitle: Research from South Africa and the United States
Editors: Willie Pearson Jr., Vijay Reddy
Series Title: Diversity and Inclusion Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65417-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65416-0Published: 11 April 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65419-1Published: 12 April 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-65417-7Published: 10 April 2021
Series ISSN: 2662-5997
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6004
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 412
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Resource Management, International and Comparative Education, Sociology of Education, Public Policy