Schooling and Equality

This text covers the range of equality issues in school level education from the perspective and needs of educators, trainee teachers and students of education. It uses a blend of issues, concepts, facts and research to open up key issues and consider policy developments in the field. <p>Contributors v</p><p>Acknowledgements ix</p><p>Introduction 1</p><p>Dave Hill</p><p>Part I: Policy</p><p>Equality, ideology and education policy </p><p>Dave Hill 7</p><p>2. Global capital, neo-liberalism, and privatization: the growth of educational inequality</p><p>Dave Hill 35</p><p>3. Policy, equality and educational research</p><p>Kenneth Dunkwu 55</p><p>4. Excluded voices: educational exclusion and inclusion</p><p>Leena Helavaara Robertson & Rachel Hill 73</p><p>5. The National Curriculum, the hidden curriculum and equality</p><p>Dave Hill 95</p><p>6. Promoting equality and equal opportunities: school policies</p><p>Chris Gaine 117</p><p>Part II: Facts and Concepts</p><p>7. Social Class</p><p>Dave Hill and Mike Cole 137</p><p>8. ‘Race’</p><p>Tim Walker, Mike Cole and Dave Hill 161</p><p>9. Gender</p><p>Kate Hirom 187</p><p>10. Sexuality</p><p>Iain Williamson 209</p><p>11. Special educational needs</p><p>Richard Rose 231</p><p>Policy, equality and inequality: from the past to the future </p><p>Kevin Myers and Ian Grosvenor 249</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>Mike Cole 265</p><p>Index 271</p>