02957nam 2200745 a 450 991082641870332120230207225529.01-349-53573-71-281-36264-697866113626450-230-60481-110.1057/9780230604810(CKB)1000000000342497(EBL)307584(OCoLC)242246274(SSID)ssj0000740472(PQKBManifestationID)12368679(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000740472(PQKBWorkID)10700584(PQKB)10243010(SSID)ssj0000288609(PQKBManifestationID)11211025(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000288609(PQKBWorkID)10374162(PQKB)10740068(DE-He213)978-0-230-60481-0(MiAaPQ)EBC307584(Au-PeEL)EBL307584(CaPaEBR)ebr10194102(CaONFJC)MIL136264(EXLCZ)99100000000034249720070104d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAmartya Sen's capability approach and social justice in education /edited by Melanie Walker and Elaine Unterhalter1st ed.New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan20071 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-230-10459-2 1-4039-7504-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-263) and index.Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; 1 The Capability Approach: Its Potential for Work in Education; Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on the Capability Approach and Education; Part II: Applications of the Capability Approach in Education; Part III: Taking the Capability Approach Forward in Education; Bibliography; IndexThis compelling book introduces Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's capability approach and explores its significance for theory, policy and practice in education. The book looks particularly at questions concerning the education of children, gender equality, and higher education. Contributors hail from the UK, USA, Australia, Italy and Mexico.Educational sociologyEducationEconomic aspectsLearning abilitySocial justiceEducational sociology.EducationEconomic aspects.Learning ability.Social justice.370.11/5Walker Melanie847708Unterhalter Elaine1681177MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826418703321Amartya Sen's capability approach and social justice in education4050427UNINA