Sally Tomlinson, The politics of race, class and special education
The selected works of Sally Tomlinson
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12928845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Linda J Graham (0000-0002-6827-808X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 364-366 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Power and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-7438 • E-ISSN: 1757-7438 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1757743815607028 |
| OpenAlex | W2578036536 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Upon reading this esteemed collection of Sally Tomlinson’s works, published in Routledge’s prestigious World Library of Educationalists series, I was struck by three things. First, Sally is one of only three women among the 26 scholars whose collections have been published in this series to date, and the only scholar researching questions relating to disability and special education. Second, her early work on the sociology of special education Tomlinson, 1982) is just as pertinent today as her most recent research on the political scapegoating of low-attainers in a global knowledge economy (Tomlinson, 2012). Third, I was reminded of the extent to which her research has both inspired and guided me as I now grapple with the same research problems, albeit in a different country and at a different time, but always from a similar sociological standpoint (Graham & Jahnukainen, 2011; Graham & Sweller, 2011; Graham, 2012; Graham, 2014; Graham, Van Bergen & Sweller, 2014). Not surprisingly, the phrase that kept echoing through my head as I read through the 11 chapters chronicling a rich and immensely productive academic career was: ‘history repeats’. And, throughout the book are numerous examples and observations as to why it does. To paraphrase, the answer is power, status and politics
Class (philosophy · Epistemology · Media studies · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Sociology · Disability Rights and Representation · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Education Discipline and Inequality · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |