Table of Contents

Part I: Principles 1. Social Justice in Education 2. Poverty and Compensatory Education 3. Knowledge and Society 4. Curricular Justice Part II: Practicalities 5. Work for Teachers 6. Assessment 7. Learning from Experience: The Disadvantaged Schools Program 8. Work for Researchers Appendix: Examples of Practice in Disadvantaged Schools Notes

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A renowned educator speaks out for disadvantaged students

About the Author

R. W. Connell is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He was 1991-92 Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard University, and before that, Foundation Professor of Sociology at Macquarie University in Sydney. He has published several books on educational issues, including Making the Difference and Teachers' Work as well as other books on society and politics, including Rethinking Sex: Social Theory and Sexuality Research, co-edited with G.W. Dowsett (Temple).