Handbook of Social Justice in Education

This timely Handbook examines the enduring challenges to the pursuit of social justice in education. International scholars adopt an intersectional lens to assess equity issues, exploring limiting factors and transformative opportunities.

Chapters analyse key obstacles confronting social justice in education, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate emergencies, wars, forced displacement and deepening economic inequality. Contributing authors explore the contribution of the arts, culture and participatory methodologies and pay particular attention to decolonial perspectives, case studies, such as the weaponization of the hijab, and research with children and young people with communication needs. Employing a critical approach, the book investigates epistemic injustices and suggests ways to re-imagine social justice, informing an activist stance to education.

Handbook of Social Justice in Education is a crucial resource for scholars and students of education, politics and public policy and sociology. Practitioners and activists interested in improving equality in education will also benefit from its valuable insights.