Inside/Outside Schools : towards a critical sociology of education in Malta
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Inside/Outside Schools helps the reader grapple With the fundamental sociological insight that the study of education cannot be divorced from the study of society, and particularly from the study of the structures of power that make up that society. The book elaborates on this theme in three ways. The first section provides an overview of the major concepts that contribute to the articulation of a critical sociology of education. The concepts are explored in relation to struggles over the definition of educational practice in Malta, as this developed from the 19th century up to the post-colonial era. Particular attention is given to the relationship between politics and education in contemporary Malta. The second section of the book presents ten ethnographic studies that illustrate some of the most problematic issues that mark Malta's school systems today. The chapters draw on the insights of critical sociology and critical pedagogy in order to explore the significance of the empirical data they portray, and to suggest alternative ways of approaching such themes as streaming, assessment, absenteeism, cultural difference, private schools, the reproduction of gender stereotypes, the experience of working class students in schools, and the socialisation of students into specific world views. The third and final section invites educators to consider the implications of such analyses for the development of a critical educational practice. It is argued that teachers cannot but be political, and that as transformative intellectuals they should engage the 'what is' of school and social life in order to promote the 'what could' and 'what should' be. Teachers are invited to emulate the two outstanding Maltese educators to whom the book is dedicated - Manwel Dimech and Dun Gorg Preca - and to strive to make a positive difference in classrooms, schools, and the public sphere more generally by promoting equitable and democratic forms of life.
Inside/Outside Schools : towards a critical sociology of education in Malta
Edited by: Dr. Ronald G. Sultana
Immanuel Mifsud
Tania Cachia
Ruth Mansueto
Noel Mifsud
Daniela Cilia
Sonia Borg
Tania Gatt
Denise Mula
Jacqueline Rotin
Josephine Mallia
Mario Mallia
Denise Chircop
Charles Grima
Simone Galea
Desmond Zammit-Marmara
Published by Publishers Enterprises Group (PEG)
Published in 1997
Copyright © R. G. Sultana 1997
ISBN:· 99909-0-083-3
Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 1 to 19 of 19
Issue Date | Title | Author(s) |
1997 | A voice in the wilderness : Manwel Dimech and the education of the Maltese proletariat | Zammit-Marmara, Desmond |
1997 | Maltese teachers and the politics of engagement | Galea, Simone |
1997 | Dun Gorg Preca and the democratisation of knowledge | Sultana, Ronald G. |
1997 | Teachers and the struggle for democracy : educators as political actors | Sultana, Ronald G. |
1997 | Why some working class children succeed at school | Grima, Charles |
1997 | Towards a critical sociology of education | Sultana, Ronald G. |
1997 | Voting with their feet : students and absenteeism | Chircop, Denise |
1997 | The brightest and the best? Reproducing elites in a Maltese school | Mifsud, Immanuel |
1997 | Breaking them in : schooling for work in Malta | Mallia, Josephine; Mallia, Mario |
1997 | Do students 'choose' or are they channelled? On myths and realities | Rotin, Jacqueline |
1997 | Parents, daughters and education : when gender makes a difference | Gatt, Tania; Mula, Denise |
1997 | 'State schools? Whatever for?!' Why some parents prefer private schools | Cilia, Daniela; Borg, Sonia |
1997 | ‘Bottomless buckets’ : the experience of students in low-streamed classes | Cachia, Tania |
1997 | The education of rural children : cultural differences in 'monocultural' Malta? | Mifsud, Noel |
1997 | Examinations and stress : childhood and education subverted | Mansueto, Ruth |
1997 | The left and the right in educational policy-making | Mifsud, Immanuel |
1997 | Introduction | Sultana, Ronald G. |
1997 | Educational development in post-colonial Malta | Sultana, Ronald G. |
1997 | Education as struggle | Sultana, Ronald G. |
Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 1 to 19 of 19