Educational Justice: Liberal Ideals, Persistent Inequality, and the Constructive Uses of Critique

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This book examines the philosophical, motivational, and practical challenges of education theory, policy, and practice in the twenty-first century. There is a loud and persistent drum beat of support for schools, for citizenship, for diversity and inclusion, and increasingly for labor market readiness with very little critical attention to the assumptions underlying these agendas, let alone to their many internal contradictions. Merry does not neglect the historical, comparative international context so essential to better understanding where we are, as well as what is attainable in terms of educational justice. He argues that we must constructively critique some of our most cherished beliefs about education if we are to save the hope of real justice from the rhetoric of imagined justice. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction (Michael S. Merry)....Pages 3-19 Justice and Education (Michael S. Merry)....Pages 21-52 Front Matter ....Pages 53-53 Educational Justice and the Public School (Michael S. Merry)....Pages 55-87 Educational Justice and Citizenship (Michael S. Merry)....Pages 89-121 Educational Justice and Diversity (Michael S. Merry)....Pages 123-150 Front Matter ....Pages 151-151 Educational Justice and Inclusion (Michael S. Merry)....Pages 153-186 Educational Justice and Religious Schools (Michael S. Merry)....Pages 187-216 Educational Justice and Selection (Michael S. Merry)....Pages 217-244 Educational Justice and Tentative Hope (Michael S. Merry)....Pages 245-253 Back Matter ....Pages 255-286