Amartya Sen's Capability Approach and Social Justice in Education

by Elaine Unterhalter and Melanie Walker

Book Overview

This compelling book introduces Nobel laureate, Amartya Sen's, capability approach, and explores its significance for theory, policy and practice in education. The capability approach has attracted attention across disciplinary boundaries in recent years contributing to debates in economics, political philosophy, health and social policy. This book complements these discussions by considering the potential of the approach for work in education, showing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230104592
• ISBN13: 9780230104594
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"