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Introduction, Argument and Organisation

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The Socially Just School

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This chapter rehearses the ‘big idea’ of this book which is that schools ought to be social institutions that advance the interests and life chances of all young people, especially those who are already the most marginalized. An explanation is provided as to how the book will be organized around four framing questions:

  1. (i)

    What has to be struggled against?

  2. (ii)

    What is unjust about the way schools are currently being (de)formed?

  3. (iii)

    What does a democratic alternative look like?

  4. (iv)

    What needs to be done to create this alternative?

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    John Smyth & Peter McInerney

  2. Murdoch University, Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia

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Smyth, J., Down, B., McInerney, P. (2014). Introduction, Argument and Organisation. In: The Socially Just School. Explorations of Educational Purpose, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9060-4_1

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