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SUMMARY:Challenging the ‘Tyranny of No Alternative’: teachers and stud
 ents working towards socially just schooling. - Prof. Martin Mills\, Unive
 rsity of Queensland
DTSTART:20131114T160000Z
DTEND:20131114T173000Z
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract*\n\nThis presentation will draw on data from a range
  of alternative schools in Australia and the UK to explore the ways in whi
 ch schools can become more socially just. It will draw on the work of Nanc
 y Fraser to argue that socially just schools need to work towards ‘parit
 y of participation’. The data for this presentation will come from schoo
 ls variously known as ‘second chance’\, ‘flexi-schools’ and ‘fle
 xible learning centres’ and schools sometimes referred to as ‘democrat
 ic’. The first set of schools regularly cater to the needs of young peop
 le who experience severe social and economic disadvantage through\, for ex
 ample\, poverty\, homelessness and caring responsibilities. Many of these 
 young people have been failed by the mainstream education system\, yet now
  demonstrate a great enthusiasm for learning.  The second group of schools
  cater to more middle class students\, but demonstrate how engaged young p
 eople can be when involved in schools’ decision-making processes. It wil
 l not be argued that more of these schools are needed\, rather it will see
 k to demonstrate how all schools can take up the challenge of addressing t
 he economic\, cultural and political injustices faced by young people from
  various backgrounds.  \n\n*Bio*\n\n*Martin Mills* is a Research Professor
  in the School of Education at The University of Queensland\, Australia. M
 artin's research interests include the sociology of education\, social jus
 tice in education\, alternative schooling\, gender and education\, and edu
 cation policy. Martin’s work in these areas has been significant in cont
 ributing to international and national debates on these topics\, and he ha
 s been on a number of government advisory committees\, for example\, the E
 quity advisory group to the Queensland Studies Authority. Substantial poli
 cy advice has also been provided through the numerous government reports t
 hat he has co-authored\, the most recent of which is a report to the Austr
 alian Capital Territory government on the alternative provision of schooli
 ng in that Territory.
LOCATION:Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, DMB
 \, Room 2S7
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