Series: Key Issues in Social Justice

Education in India concentrates on exam performance, and consequently, the teacher in India often acts as a disseminator of textbook material, as well as maintaining class discipline and respect. Low-income Female Teacher Values and Agency in India explores low-income female teachers' speech and syntax as a crucial resource in which agency, freedom, and empowerment are enacted within a strong oral...

This book firmly positions lived experience-led expertise as a unique and compelling form of knowledge in decolonising and disrupting research, teaching and advocacy. Based on the insights of people with first-hand experiences, each chapter presents unique accounts and reflections on a diverse range of social justice issues. Together, the authors' perspectives centre lived experiences in the production of knowledge, challenge...