| Worlds of Difference: Rethinking the Ethics of Global Education for the 21st Century Contributor(s): Trifonas, Peter Pericles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594513880 ISBN-13: 9781594513886 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: The varying interests of competing minority groups often part company with regard to how to achieve an equitable community. Worlds of Difference rethinks the traditional interpretation of the principle of educational equity in light of this difficulty. Theorists and educational practitioners influenced by many disparate schools of thought reflect upon the possibilities of a ???curriculum of difference??? in relation to questions of language, culture, and media at the forefront of global education issues today. Collectively, the authors argue that education in theory and practice must reawaken an ethical consciousness that affirms the negative values of difference, while still recognizing the uniqueness and particularity of each group. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.43 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.77" W x 8.18" (0.80 lbs) 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The varying interests of competing minority groups often part company with regard to how to achieve an equitable community. Worlds of Difference rethinks the traditional interpretation of the principle of educational equity in light of this difficulty. Theorists and educational practitioners influenced by many disparate schools of thought reflect upon the possibilities of a curriculum of difference in relation to questions of language, culture, and media at the forefront of global education issues today. Collectively, the authors argue that education in theory and practice must reawaken an ethical consciousness that affirms the negative values of difference, but still recognizes the uniqueness and particularity of each group. |