Whiteness and Class in Education
| Author | : John Preston |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 213 |
| Release | : 2007-08-08 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781402061080 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1402061080 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Whiteness and Class in Education by : John Preston
Download or read book Whiteness and Class in Education written by John Preston and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-08 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering volume applies critical whiteness studies in a variety of educational contexts in the United Kingdom. The author uses ethnographic, biographical and documentary research to show how whiteness ‘works’ in education. The book also considers policy issues, and discusses how critical whiteness studies might function in anti-racist practice, shows how ‘white supremacy’ continues to dominate educational discourse and practice and discusses how this can be resisted.
