Teacher Education for Diversity Conversations from the Global South [Paperback]

Foregrounding the diversity that characterises various educational settings, this book discusses how histories and geographies of oppression, exclusion and marginalisation have impacted on teacher education. Contributors draw on first-hand experiences of living and working in countries including Brazil, China, South Africa, New Zealand and Malawi.

Positioned in a geographical and metaphorical Global South, the book draws critical attention to debates which have been otherwise marginalised in relation to those conducted in the Global North. Chapters address difference and diversity on both a conceptual and empirical level, acknowledging the significance of various global trends including increased migration and urbanisation; and broadening understandings of race, religion, gender, sexuality and dis/ability. Taken together, these chapters reveal the extent of the work which still remains to be done in the field of teacher education for diversity.

The issues discussed are of global significance, making this text key reading for teachers, teacher educators, and those concerned with the advancement of social justice and reduction of inequality through education.

Teacher education for diversity: Elizabeth Walton and Ruksana OsmanAssimilation and celebration? Discourses of difference in education and the development of critical diversity literacy: Finn Reygan, Elizabeth Walton and Ruksana OsmanEngaging forced introspection: teaching social justice in critical diversity literacy: Peace KiguwaDeconstructing heteronormativity and hegemonic gender orders through critical literacy and materials design: A Case in a South African School of Education: Navan N. GovenderThe role of developing pre-service teachers pedagogical reasoning to support contextually responsive teaching: Lee Rusznyak and Alfred MasinireDiversity of teacher autonomy in response to curriculum reform:l³÷