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Rethinking Education and Poverty
William G. Tierney
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Description for Rethinking Education and Poverty
Paperback. Although there is no simple solution to inequality, this book makes clear that education offers numerous exciting possibilities for progress. Editor(s): Tierney, William G. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26, 26 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFA; JN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
In Rethinking Education and Poverty, William G. Tierney brings together scholars from around the world to examine the complex relationship between poverty and education in the twenty-first century. International in scope, this book assembles the best contemporary thinking about how education can mediate class and improve the lives of marginalized individuals. In remarkably nuanced ways, this volume examines education's role as both a possible factor in perpetuating-and a tool for alleviating-entrenched poverty. Education has long been seen as a way out of poverty. Some critics, however, argue that educational systems mask inequality and perpetuate cycles of poverty ... Read more
In Rethinking Education and Poverty, William G. Tierney brings together scholars from around the world to examine the complex relationship between poverty and education in the twenty-first century. International in scope, this book assembles the best contemporary thinking about how education can mediate class and improve the lives of marginalized individuals. In remarkably nuanced ways, this volume examines education's role as both a possible factor in perpetuating-and a tool for alleviating-entrenched poverty. Education has long been seen as a way out of poverty. Some critics, however, argue that educational systems mask inequality and perpetuate cycles of poverty ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421417684
SKU
V9781421417684
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About William G. Tierney
William G. Tierney is the Wilbur Kieffer Professor of Higher Education and the co-director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California. He is the coeditor of Postsecondary Play: The Role of Games and Social Media in Higher Education.
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