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Language play occurs when people manipulate language in some way, often for fun and always for impact. Alliteration, unexpected vocabulary, phrases that deliberately provoke thought each have impact and appear in all types of writing, whether factual, literary or persuasive. Language play is evident throughout life too: from simple word repetition in the early years, to the rhymes of primary school poetry and the mischievous metaphors in adult...

The pedagogy of compassion. Education for Survival is a combination of science, reflection and action. It contains chapters in fields related to the curriculum, compassionate mind, creativity, science and religion.

These research case studies by Black women academics describe the transformative work of contributors to the Ivory Tower project, adding intersectional voices from the United States, Canada and Australia, and LGBTQ perspectives. Privileging their lived experience, intellectual, social and cultural capital, they recount the self-defined pathways for social justice developed by women of color. Drawing on critical race theory and Black feminism, ...

A case study of the genesis, delivery, evolution and future of an English local authority education service. Following the Birmingham Music Service across 80 years, it analyzes pedagogy and the influence of leadership, and reflects on the future for music education in the UK's changing political landscape.

How can black women academics improve the lives of young people in their community? Etienne and her colleagues explore the ways they can intervene in two persistent and severe problems - the escalating knife crime that costs ever more young lives, and the disproportionately low academic attainment of black students compared with their white peers. Studies of students in the African diaspora and in South Africa cast light on the effects on UK s...

Dilemmas and solutions for the classroom teacher. The classroom situations and strategies presented here will help teachers negotiate their way through complex situations and bring about constructive change. This book clarifies concepts and value differences and the subtle ways in which inequality often works. Theoretical as well as practical, these chapters look from inside out from the perspective of the teacher. They cover a wide range of i...

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Presenting the case for radical policy reform through an analysis of both the 2017 Labour Party Manifesto and contemporary policies of other UK political parties, Manifestos, Policies and Practices argues that a left-wing, counter-reactionary political agenda must be founded on a robust notion of equality and be committed to fostering citizens' equality of goods, equality of opportunities and equality of basic capabilities. The book comprises ...

Learning for a Co-operative World traces the remarkable growth of co-operative education over the decades and critically evaluates its forms today, the implications for formal and informal learning, and its potential for the future. It considers key elements of co-operative education and learning across the age range and in diverse national and international settings.

This book provides an accessible introduction to a range of ways of analyzing language in context. It will be of interest to students in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in education and in language study, such as English Studies, Masters in Education, Masters in Applied Linguistics and teacher training courses.

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Amanda Arbouin breaks new ground in documenting the learning and employment of black graduates in the UK. Ten British graduates of African Caribbean heritage review their education, both compulsory and post-compulsory, and their careers. They relate how they navigated the obstructions and microaggressions encountered while pursuing academic qualifications, and discuss their choices of employment.These graduates offer teachers and academics val...

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Morag Stuart, whose work in psychology of reading spans over 20 years, examines the way in which children come to read and understand words, ultimately refining the question: 'What are the processes that children have to develop in order to become skilled readers, and what do we know about their development?