Education, equality, and justice in the new normal : global responses to the pandemic /
edited by Inny Accioly and Donaldo Macedo
- London Bloomsbury Academic 2022
- 188p.
Written by leading scholars and activists from Brazil, Chile, Greece, Italy, Malta, the UK, and the USA, this book shows how vitally important education is in addressing the complex social and political problems of the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated. The growing protest and demonstrations worldwide, including the Black Lives Matter and environmental movements, have served as platforms to unmask the embedded racism, sexism, classism, and discrimination rooted in neo-colonial forms of exploitation. People recognize the intensification of the genocide of black youth, indigenous peoples, peasants and traditional communities in the global ghettos. The rising level of conscientization reached through these protests and demonstrations makes it clear that critical educators must refuse the return to neoliberal "normality" after the pandemic. The chapters cover the tensions and contradictions that fuel debates in education concerning social distancing, collective illness, increasing social and economic inequality and privatization reforms. The contributors argue for social and environmental justice, the importance of educators and teacher unions, the role of environmental education, the need to guarantee cultural diversity and the strengthening of ancestral cultures. The book includes chapteromsky, Amy Goodman and Henry A. Giroux and a Fchapters oreword by Antonia Darder.
9781350225770
Privatization in education Social justice and education Social distancing (Public health) and education Discrimination in education Educational equalization Minorities Racism Social justice