Learning, Identity, and Difference: Mary Darmanin’s Inspiration brings together important contributions to the large area of Sociology of Education and around themes of social and ecological difference. It also foregrounds identity issues in an intersectional manner, covering social class, gender (including sexual orientation and women’s studies), race/ethnicity, and the politics of enablement. Featuring chapters on topics such as promoting gender equality, challenging classist discourse through critical pedagogies, and transforming education through neuroscience, as well as a contribution by Mary Darmanin herself, this important volume champions and highlights the importance of approaching identity issues in a sensitive way that supports and nurtures students in their learning.
Peter Mayo is a Professor and the UNESCO Chair in Global Adult Education at the University of Malta.
Section 1. Itinerant Sociologist Chapter 1. Introduction: Mary Darmanin. An Engaged Sociologist; Peter Mayo Chapter 2. Professor Mary Darmanin: A Sociologist of Education of Universal Intellectual and Research Interests and of Forensic Critical Insights; Gerald GraceChapter 3. Divergent Pathways: The Sociology of Education and Initial Teacher Education in Malta, England and Wales; John FurlongSection 2. Learning and Difference Chapter 4. The Resistible Rise of Additional Support Needs in Scotland; Sheila RiddellChapter 5. Promoting Gender Equality at the University of Malta; JosAnn CutajarChapter 6. The Positive and Negative Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Married Couples in the Maltese Educational System: A Critical Pedagogical Perspective; Manuel Joseph Ellul and Judy MagriChapter 7. "White, Straight and Catholic”: Is There Space for Other Identities in Maltese State Schools?; Louise Chircop Chapter 8. Protestantism, Ethnicity, and the Spirit of Capitalism; Ursula Apitzsch Section 3. Critical Pedagogy, Literacy and CurriculaChapter 9. The 1958 Riots in Malta: Teaching Silenced History in Maltese School Classrooms; Yosanne VellaChapter 10. Arguing Back: Challenging Classist Discourses through Critical Pedagogies; Lyn TettChapter 11. Lessons from Apprenticeship: Mentoring in Craft Knowledge; Liv MjeldeChapter 12. Transforming Education in Malta through Educational Neuroscience; Erika Galea Chapter 13. Il Maestro Alberto Manzi: An Advocate of the Development of Literacy in Italy and of Popularisation of Education; Sandro CaruanaChapter 14. Epilogue; Mary Darmanin
Antonia Darder, Peter Mayo, João Paraskeva, USA) Darder, Antonia (Loyola Marymount University, Malta) Mayo, Peter (University of Malta, USA) Paraskeva, Joao (University of Massachusetts
Antonia Darder, Peter Mayo, João Paraskeva, USA) Darder, Antonia (Loyola Marymount University, Malta) Mayo, Peter (University of Malta, USA) Paraskeva, Joao (University of Massachusetts