Rethinking Care in Education

Dr Babak Dadvand is a Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy, Professional Practice and Teacher Education at La Trobe University, Australia. His research and teaching are in the areas of equity, diversity, and social justice education, with a focus on the complex and often less visible forms of exclusion that socially marginalised young people face in schools. Dr Dadvand’s research also examines the emotional and political dimensions of teaching for diversity, inclusion, and social justice, addressing the ways in which teachers can be supported in doing equity work in schools. Within this line of research, Dr Dadvand draws on critical theoretical perspectives, including notions of belonging, ethics of care and emotional labour, to identify the less visible and often under-acknowledged, requirements of teaching for social justice.

• Care and Exclusion in the Era of Neoliberalism.- Growing Inequalities and the Neoliberal Subjects.- The Great Education Divide.- The Transformation of Care in Performative Times.- Discipline and Perform: Schooling the Expectations.- Excellence and Equity in the Era of Performative Schooling.- An Alternative Approach to Care.- Rethinking Care in Education.