Combating Social Exclusion

Combating Social Exclusion
Author: Rajesh K. Chander
Publisher: Studera Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2019-07-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9385883585

This book attempts to make a holistic assessment and a humble intervention on the prevalent multiple social exclusion of dalits. The study is based in modern India, with a focus on Punjab in particular. It further substantiates that how caste and other exclusions are a lived reality. Challenging entrenched ideas, it uses multi-disciplinary perspectives/methodologies and lived experiences to comprehend dalits social exclusion, inter-sectionalities and social inequalities. It further interrogates linkages between key determinants, like, landlessness, educational attainment, asset ownership, gender discrimination, caste-based segregation and discrimination, employment, economic activity, development, state intervention policy, untouchability, political exclusion, diaspora effect, parallel sites of assertion, dalit consciousness, heterogeneities amongst dalits with social exclusion/inclusion. The salient feature of the book that it has covered all the regions of the state and 15 out of the total 39 scheduled castes. Drawing on Mixed Methods approach, multi-regional fieldwork and bottom-up perspective, this volume puts forward a perceptive analysis. It will be of great interest to researchers working in the fields of Social Exclusion, Sociology, Gender Studies, Dalit Studies, Caste Studies, Social Anthropology, Indian Politics, Economics, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Work, Human Rights, Rural Development, Life Long Learning, Development Studies, Laws, and Police Administration.

Combating Social Exclusion in University Adult Education

Combating Social Exclusion in University Adult Education
Author: Julia Preece
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2018-08-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 042987054X

Published in 1999, this work suggests that widening participation is not just about changing learner expectations; it is also about changing institutional expectations and practices. "Higher" learning, for example, should include a broader, more inclusive range of knowledge and ways of knowing than at present and criteria for learning achievement should include assessment of "citizenship" as well as linear outcomes.

Overcoming Exclusion through Adult Learning

Overcoming Exclusion through Adult Learning
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2000-03-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9264181601

This book examines the relationships between exclusion and adult learning focusing on 19 innovative learning initiatives that are making the difference in six countries: Belgium (Flemish Community), Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom (England).

Overcoming Exclusion

Overcoming Exclusion
Author: Peter Mittler
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136469516

In this Collected Works, Professor Peter Mittler brings together twenty-one of his key writings in one essential volume, providing a distinctive commentary on some of the most important issues in education over the last thirty years. This unique collection illustrates the development of Professor Mittler’s thinking over the course of a long and esteemed career, encompassing his work on the origins of under-achievement, the ways in which obstacles to learning can be understood and overcome and the importance of human rights for all marginalised minorities. It follows the thread of his growing awareness that human development depends on a series of complex interactions between the ‘double helix’ of nature and nurture. One of the world’s most respected and eminent scholars of the field of special needs and inclusive education, Professor Mittler includes chapters from his best-selling books and selected articles from leading journals, providing the reader with a chronological and global perspective on his work and thinking, and the impact it had at and beyond the time of writing.

Concepts and Strategies for Combating Social Exclusion

Concepts and Strategies for Combating Social Exclusion
Author: Jordi Estivill
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9789221136521

Millions of human beings the world over survive in conditions of poverty and social exclusion, and this is unlikely to change in the years to come. This grave situation affects the whole of humanity, which cannot and must not shut its eyes to it. Social exclusion is spreading so much that it is becoming one of the keys to understanding the economic and social situation of the world today. This book attempts to deciper the concept of social exclusion. It aims to identify, analyse and measure exclusion and make it more visible. It also aims to provide a detailed overview of those involved and their initiatives.

Academic Ableism

Academic Ableism
Author: Jay Dolmage
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2017-11-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 047205371X

Places notions of disability at the center of higher education and argues that inclusiveness allows for a better education for everyone

The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Inclusive Education

The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Inclusive Education
Author: Keith J. Topping
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780415336659

"Each chapter ends with questions and issues for reflection. The book also includes an annotated list of further reading. It is designed to encourage readers to conduct their own research. This is a useful text for practitioner, postgraduate students, researchers, academics and policy-makers in education."--Jacket.

Tackling Disaffection and Social Exclusion

Tackling Disaffection and Social Exclusion
Author: Annette Hayton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135373108

This text investigates UK policy issues and strategies in an international context, highlighting the importance of educational exclusion and disaffection on the international agenda. The authors examine the problems and key areas of policy development for education.