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.
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 role 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