{"product_id":"amartya-sens-capability-approach-and-social-justice-in-education-9780230104594","title":"Amartya Sen's Capability Approach and Social Justice in Education","description":"This 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Walker, Elaine Unterhalter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780230104594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMELANIE WALKER is Professor of Higher Education and Director of Research in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK and Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She is director of a PhD program in Higher Education, and contributes to teaching on the MA in Higher Education and the Professional Doctorate. Her teaching and research interests focus on human development and global higher education policy; professional education, graduate capabilities, and university contributions to poverty reduction; and pedagogies and social justice. She is co-editor of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Human Development and Capabilities\u003c\/em\u003e. Her recent books include \u003cem\u003eHigher Education Pedagogies: a Capabilities Approach\u003c\/em\u003e (2006); and \u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Doctoral Supervisor's Companion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Doctoral Student's Companion\u003c\/em\u003e, both edited with Pat Thomson (2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eELAINE UNTERHALTER contributes to teaching on post graduate courses in education and international development at the Institute of Education in London, UK. She specializes in gender, education, and development and is currently leading two research projects with this focus: one funded by the ESRC and one by ActionAid. She has extensive experience editing collections of papers and journals. Her most recent edited collection is \u003cem\u003eOxfam's Beyond Access: Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in Education\u003c\/em\u003e (with Sheila Aikman, 2005). She is one of the co-editors of the journal \u003cem\u003eTheory and Research in Education\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39941520425075,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":63.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b4898c38-adda-470c-af1d-cbbb0aadc1b2.jpg?v=1648127571","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/amartya-sens-capability-approach-and-social-justice-in-education-9780230104594","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}