Politics, Education and Social Change

The authors analyse macro-level political decisions across various societies as well as individual actions and experiences to advocate for a more inclusive and effective education system capable of driving social change. They consider relationships between politics, education and social change - in various contexts and dimensions. The macro level of educational policy (and politics) is confronted with the micro realities of human biographies. However, the authors do not consider people who are influenced by political decisions as incapacitated 'mass'. Thus, social change always results from these macro-micro connections. This interdisciplinary book includes themes related to political sciences, education, and sociology, which resulted from the authors' study of contemporary social and education phenomena. It gives insight into interesting paradoxes and controversies.

Prof Dr Agnieszka Gromkowska-Melosik is Head of the Department of Multicultural Education and Social Inequality Research, Faculty of Educational Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland.