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"""A welcome contribution to the literature on inclusive education, this book is the first in a series dedicated to scholarship about equity issues in Small Island Developing States. Focusing on student perspectives of teachers’ pedagogical strategies in the English-speaking Caribbean countries of St Vincent and Barbados, it provides fresh insight about educational inclusion in an under-researched region and deepens appreciation for the place of ‘voice work’ in responding to the challenges of implementing global policy on inclusive education."" - Lani Florian, Bell Chair of Education, The University of Edinburgh, UK"

Social justice issues have come to the forefront of sports in recent times. Athletes, fans, and scholars have all wrestled with their renewed significance. Given such context, this collection edited by Watson (Archbishop of York Youth Trust, UK), Jarvie (Univ. of Edinburgh), and Parker (Ridley Hall, Cambridge) is a most welcome contribution to the ongoing conversations. Although a slim volume, it offers a rounded introduction to the use of sport to address inequality and exclusion. Across 11 chapters, leading experts consider religious, social, and philosophical accounts of the place of sport in remedying marginalization, misrepresentation, and disempowerment, particularly in relation to race, gender, religious affiliation, ability, and citizenship status. Individual chapters anchor themselves in various perspectives, e.g., Christianity and Judaism, education and cultural studies, as well as psychology and sociology, while considering such topics as homelessness, disability, racism, and citizenship. Importantly, the volume presents a cohesive and compelling case for the contemporary role of sporting worlds, especially calling on physical education to take a leading role in advancing social justice. This is both a primer and a handbook that merits a place in research libraries and upper-level college classrooms, as well as on the shelves of scholars concerned with sport and social justice. - C. R. King, Columbia College Chicago, Choice Reviews

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Stacey Blackman is Senior Lecturer in Special Education, University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados.

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