Fully updated throughout, this 2nd edition of Education for Social Change introduces students to education as a vehicle for social change in both theory and practice.
The new edition features a new theme of peace which is emphasised in a chapter entitled Education for a Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World. A focus of this new edition is a re-think of what is meant by a pedagogy for global social justice that brings in references to transformative learning and global citizenship. Other updates include an increased focus on the work of UNESCO and the Global Education to 2050 Declaration, additional discussion of gender, sexuality and LGBTQ education, and more critical engagement with the sustainable development goals.
Throughout the book the case studies have either been updated or changed, including more from the Global South and including the Middle East and East Asia, to reflect recent global challenges. Key theorists are introduced, including John Dewey, Henry Giroux, bell hooks, Antonio Gramsci, and Paulo Freire. Each chapter begins with an opening question and ends with bulleted concluding points, questions for discussion and a further reading list. The book includes an updated foreword written by Tania Ramalho (State University of New York, USA).
By:
Douglas Bourn (IOE UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society University College London UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 236mm,
Width: 158mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 660g
ISBN: 9781350473843
ISBN 10: 1350473847
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 22 January 2026
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Figures Foreword, Tania Ramalho (State University of New York, USA) Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Changing Role and Relationship of Education to Societal Change 2. Education for a Democratic Society 3. Education for Liberation 4. Education for Socialism and a New Society 5. Education for a Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World 6. Pedagogy for Global Social Justice 7. Education for Transformation and Global Citizenship 8. Teachers as Agents of Social Change 9. Global Youth Work and Young People as Social Activists 10. The Role of the Academic Tutor 11. Civil Society Organisations as Agents for Change 12. International Organisations, UNESCO, Earth Charter and GENE Conclusion References Index
Douglas Bourn is Professor of Development Education and Co-Director of the Development Education Research Centre at University College London, UK. He is editor of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Global Education and Learning (Bloomsbury, 2020), and co-editor with Massimiliano Tarrozi of Pedagogy of Hope for Global Social Justice (Bloomsbury, 2023).
