The Palgrave handbook of race and ethnic inequalities in education /

This authoritative, state-of-the-art reference work provides the first systematic review to date of how sociologists have studied the relationship between race/ethnicity and educational inequality in eighteen different national contexts, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cana...

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Other Authors: Stevens, Peter A. J. (Editor), Dworkin, Anthony Gary (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:Palgrave handbooks
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Summary:This authoritative, state-of-the-art reference work provides the first systematic review to date of how sociologists have studied the relationship between race/ethnicity and educational inequality in eighteen different national contexts, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, England, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Russia, South Africa, the Netherlands and the United States. Using a similar, comprehensive literature review methodology, national experts critically review how sociologists have studied race and ethnic inequalities in education over the last thirty years. The analysis focuses on the main research traditions that developed over time and their relationships with developments in social policy and social thought. This book ultimately integrates the findings of the national reviews and maps out new directions for future research. Additionally, the editors explore how national contexts of race/ethnic relations shape the character and content of educational inequalities. Global in its perspective and definitive in content, this one-stop volume will be an indispensable reference resource for a wide range of academics, students and researchers in the fields of education, sociology, race and ethnicity studies and social policy.
Physical Description:xxviii, 648 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0230304281 (cloth)
9780230304284 (cloth)