Disadvantage

Recognition of disadvantage is seen as crucial in preparing socially just teachers who can recognise and address inequities. This engaging guide provides innovative strategies to reflect on disadvantage. Coupled with its discursive partners, inclusion and diversity, trainee teachers are asked to engage with theories of disadvantage and are advised to recognise, support, and lead change for students who historically experience high levels of exclusion and marginalisation.

But what does disadvantaged mean?

In Disadvantage, the authors draw together international perspectives to explore the subtle and complex differences produced by the keyword "disadvantage" in different geo-political contexts. They examine the political, historical, social, and cultural significance of the word. The book showcases narratives from the subjects of disadvantage, including indigenous perspectives. It includes standpoints from immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, and considers the intersectional nature of disadvantage, such as the experiences of LGBTQI+ groups living in poverty.