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SUMMARY:Educating for Diversity and Social Justice - Dr Amanda Keddie\, Th
 e University of Queensland
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CONTACT:Bryony Horsley-Heather
DESCRIPTION:This seminar will provide an overview of Amanda’s book _*Edu
 cating for Diversity and Social Justice.*_\n\nEducating for Diversity and 
 Social Justice foregrounds the personal stories of educators who are engag
 ing the space of schooling as a site of possibility for realising the goal
 s of social justice. It is a book inspired by a vision of education as a p
 ractice of freedom where young people – especially those who are margina
 lized – can learn that they have a voice and the power to change their w
 orld for the better. Drawing on the work of US philosopher Nancy Fraser\, 
 the book examines issues of justice and schooling in relation to three dim
 ensions: political\, cultural and economic. While its focus is on research
  within three Australian case study schools\, the book provides an interna
 tional perspective of these dimensions of justice in western education con
 texts as they impact on the schooling performance of marginalized students
 . Towards greater equity for these students\, the book presents a comprehe
 nsive scaffold for thinking about and addressing issues of schooling\, div
 ersity and social justice. Through practical examples from the case study 
 research\, the book illustrates the complexities and possibilities associa
 ted with schools providing inclusive environments where marginalized voice
 s are heard (political justice)\, where marginalized culture is recognized
  and valued (cultural justice) and where marginalized students are support
 ed to achieve academically towards accessing the material benefits of soci
 ety (economic justice).\n\nAmanda Keddie is a Research Fellow at The Unive
 rsity of Queensland. Her research interests and publications are in the fi
 eld of gender\, cultural diversity\, social justice and schooling. She has
  published extensively in these areas. She is the author of Teaching Boys:
  Developing classroom practices that work (2007\, with Professor Martin Mi
 lls) and Educating for diversity and social justice (2012). Her forthcomin
 g book Leading for Equity and Justice with Dr Richard Niesche will be publ
 ished later this year.\n\n\n
LOCATION:Room GS1\, Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 
 Hills Road\, Cambridge CB2 8PQ
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