Amanda Keddie is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Drawing on both empirical research and pedagogical theory, this book offers an account of how rapid social change is generating new challenges and priorities for schools, provides insightful examples of how educators are productively responding to these challenges, and provides key frames of reference (generalizable to broader school populations) to support educators in addressing cultural diversity and social change in just and equitable ways.

1. Against the Grain 2. Removing Barriers in Students' Lives That Prevent Them Being All They Can Be 3. An Inclusive Environment of 'Unconditional Positive Regard' 4. Issues of Cultural Justice and Political Agency 5. 'Valuing' Minority Student Culture: Interrogating Constructions of Difference 6. Religious Discourses, Gender Identity and Issues of Empowerment 7. A Whole School Vision and Values Framework: Fostering Positive Social Outcomes 8. Whole School Values, Philosophy Education and Embracing Diversity 9. Educating for Diversity and Social Justice