Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Education: Cross-Cultural Understandings (Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research Book 6)

This, the sixth volume in Springer’s Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research series, presents scholarly research on major discourses of race, ethnicity and gender in education. It is a sourcebook of ideas for researchers, practitioners and policy makers in education, globalisation, social justice, equity and access in schooling around the world. The aim of the book is to provide an easily accessible, practical yet scholarly source of information about issues of international concern in the field of globalisation and comparative education. Readers will also find here the very latest thinking on race, ethnicity and gender in the context of global culture. Editors Zajda and Freeman have compiled perspectives on education and policy research that are relevant to progressive pedagogy, social change and transformational educational reforms in the 21 st century. The book critically examines the interplay between state, ideology and current discourses of race, ethnicity and gender in the global culture. It draws on recent research in the areas of globalisation, equity, social justice, and the role of the State. The authors also explore conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches that could be applied to research covering the State, globalisation, race, ethnicity and gender, and analyze existing inequalities due to race, ethnicity and gender and resultant social stratification. Finally, the book demonstrates the neo-liberal ideological imperatives of education and policy reform, affecting race, ethnicity and gender, and illustrates the way the relationship between the State and education policy affects current trends in education policy as well as reforms in the fields of race, ethnicity and gender. Springer 1402097387 1 Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research 3 Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Education 4 Preface 7 Acknowledgements 9 Contents 11 Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Education: Introduction 13 Part I Main Trends and Policy Issues 23 1 Globalisation, Transnational Feminism and Educational Justice 24 2 Living Together After Apartheid: Assessments of South Africa’s Progress, and Roles for Education Programs 51 3 Women and Higher Education in Postrevolutionary Iran: Unsettling Policies and Unanticipated Outcomes 65 4 When Indigenous and Modern Education Collide 79 5 Power, Language, and Race Relations Within Francophone Communities in Canada 105 6 Gender Equity and Women Empowerment in Africa: The Education and Economic Globalization Nexus 117 Part II Case Studies 142 7 Poor Women and Community-Based Participation in Literacy Work in India 143 8 Against the Odds : Multiethnic and Multiracial Students Surviving in US Schools 159 9 Gender Stereotypes, Class Prejudice and Female Warriors in the Depiction of Women in Year 6 Greek Primary School History Textbooks (1970–1983 and 1997–2006 183 10 The Construction of Gender Identity: A Semiotic Analysis 200 11 Women Teachers’ Emotional Commitment and Involvement: A Universal Professional Feature and Educational Policy 212 12 Bridging the Educational Gap: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Beliefs, Attitudes and Practices in a Remote Australian School 229 Name Index 243 Subject Index 246 ISBN-13:,9781402097386 Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Education: Cross-cultural, which is the sixth volume in the 12-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, presents scholarly research on major discourses of race, ethnicity and gender in education. It provides an easily accessible, practical yet scholarly source of information about the international concern in the field of globalisation and comparative education. Above all, the book offers the latest findings to the critical issues concerning major discourses on race, ethnicity and gender in the global culture. It is a sourcebook of ideas for researchers, practitioners and policymakers in education, globalisation, social justice, equity and access in schooling around the world. It offers a timely overview of current issues affecting research in comparative education of race, ethnicity and gender. It provides directions in education and policy research relevant to progressive pedagogy, social change and transformational educational reforms in the twen- first century. The book critically examines the overall interplay between the state, ideology and current discourses of race, ethnicity and gender in the global culture. It draws upon recent studies in the areas of globalisation, equity, social justice and the role of the State (Zajda et al. , 2006, 2008). It explores conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches applicable in the research covering the State, globa- sation, race, ethnicity and gender. Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Globalisation, Transnational Feminism and Educational Justice....Pages 3-29 Living Together After Apartheid: Assessments of South Africa’s Progress, and Roles for Education Programs....Pages 31-44 Women and Higher Education in Postrevolutionary Iran: Unsettling Policies and Unanticipated Outcomes....Pages 45-58 When Indigenous and Modern Education Collide....Pages 59-84 Power, Language, and Race Relations Within Francophone Communities in Canada....Pages 85-96 Gender Equity and Women Empowerment in Africa: The Education and Economic Globalization Nexus....Pages 97-121 Front Matter....Pages 124-124 Poor Women and Community-Based Participation in Literacy Work in India....Pages 125-140 Against the Odds: Multiethnic and Multiracial Students Surviving in US Schools....Pages 141-164 Gender Stereotypes, Class Prejudice and Female Warriors in the Depiction of Women in Year 6 Greek Primary School History Textbooks (1970–1983 and 1997–2006)....Pages 165-181 The Construction of Gender Identity: A Semiotic Analysis....Pages 183-194 Women Teachers’ Emotional Commitment and Involvement: A Universal Professional Feature and Educational Policy....Pages 195-211 Bridging the Educational Gap: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Beliefs, Attitudes and Practices in a Remote Australian School....Pages 213-226 Back Matter....Pages 227-236