Full Description
Teachers want to do their best for every child, but worry about causing offence and often shy away from troublesome issues.The classroom situations and strategies presented here will help teachers negotiate their way through complex situations and bring about constructive change. This book clarifies concepts and value differences and the subtle ways in which inequality often works.Theoretical as well as practical, these chapters look from inside out from the perspective of the teacher. They cover a wide range of issues: race, gender, poverty and class, sexuality, religion, English as an Additional Language, Islamophobia, Traveller children and ADHD.The book is essential reading for student teachers, early career teachers and teacher educators, but will also be invaluable for experienced teachers as they navigate their work in an increasingly diverse society.
Contents
Foreword Ian Menter, University of Oxford Section 1 - social justicewhat has it got to do with me? Chapter 1 Shaping Practice: the impact of personal values and experiences Rowena Arshad Chapter 2 Individual teachers making a difference in the classroom and the school Laura Mitchell Chapter 3 Learning about concepts, terminology and theories: from ambiguity to clarity Shereen Benjamin and Akwugo Emejulu Chapter 4 Resolving dilemas and improving practice in the early career of teaching Helen Knowles Section 2 - Learning from school and classroom situations Chapter 5 Using critical literacy to 'do' gender Lynne Pratt and Yvonne foley Chapter 6 'I'm not homophobic but I find this area difficult' Shereen Benjamin Chapter 7 Inclusive practices for pupils with English as an additional language Andy Hancock Chapter 8 Challenging Islamophobia: a whole-school approach Paul Vernell Chapter 9 Religion and belief: dilemmas and possibilities Ann MacDonald Chapter 10 Rethinking poverty and social class: the teacher's response Terry Wrigley Chapter 11 'Not much I can do - he's got ADHD' Gwynedd Lloyd Chapter 12 Gypsies, Roma, Travellers: teachers making a difference Gillean McCluskey and Tess Watson Chapter 13 The twenty-first century teacher needs to engage with race and racism Rowena Arshad Some final thoughts Terry Wrigley, Rowena Arshad, Lynne Pratt
