Ebook: On Class, Race, and Educational Reform: Contested Perspectives

On Class, Race and Educational Reform provokes new dialogue between Marxists, critical race theory scholars, and other race-inspired educational theorists with the aim of countering racism and class inequalities. The book opens with a lead chapter by Howard Ryan, an educator, union activist, and independent researcher, that substantively engages questions of class, race, and educational reform. In response to the opening chapter educational theorists from Germany, South Africa, the UK and the USA, provide insightful and penetrating responses highlighting the differences and similarities in perspectives. The responses show how educators can overcome theoretical differences to create international collaborations and educational campaigns of solidarity that counter the treacherous impact of racism and class inequalities in the classroom and beyond. The book includes a Foreword by the philosopher Charles W. Mills (CUNY Graduate Center, USA) and an Afterword by Cedric G. Johnson, Professor of African-American Studies and Political Science (University of Illinois Chicago, USA).