Learning, Identity, and Difference: Mary Darmanin's Inspiration

by Peter Mayo (Editor)

Overview

Learning, Identity, and Difference: Mary Darmanin’s Inspiration brings together important contributions to the large area of Sociology of Education and around themes of social and ecological difference. It also foregrounds identity issues in an intersectional manner, covering social class, gender (including sexual orientation and women’s studies), race/ethnicity, and the politics of enablement. Featuring chapters on topics such as promoting gender equality, challenging classist discourse through critical pedagogies, and transforming education through neuroscience, as well as a contribution by Mary Darmanin herself, this important volume champions and highlights the importance of approaching identity issues in a sensitive way that supports and nurtures students in their learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781806861323
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date:	05/11/2026
Series:	Excursions in Criticality: Education, Cultural Studies and Politics
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter Mayo is a Professor and the UNESCO Chair in Global Adult Education at the University of Malta.

Table of Contents

Section 1. Itinerant Sociologist
Chapter 1. Introduction: Mary Darmanin. An Engaged Sociologist; Peter Mayo
Chapter 2. Professor Mary Darmanin: A Sociologist of Education of Universal Intellectual and Research Interests and of Forensic Critical Insights; Gerald Grace
Chapter 3. Divergent Pathways: The Sociology of Education and Initial Teacher Education in Malta, England and Wales; John Furlong
Section 2. Learning and Difference
Chapter 4. The Resistible Rise of Additional Support Needs in Scotland; Sheila Riddell
Chapter 5. Promoting Gender Equality at the University of Malta; JosAnn Cutajar
Chapter 6. The Positive and Negative Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Married Couples in the Maltese Educational System: A Critical Pedagogical Perspective; Manuel Joseph Ellul and Judy Magri
Chapter 7. "White, Straight and Catholic”: Is There Space for Other Identities in Maltese State Schools?; Louise Chircop
Chapter 8. Protestantism, Ethnicity, and the Spirit of Capitalism; Ursula Apitzsch
Section 3. Critical Pedagogy, Literacy and Curricula
Chapter 9. The 1958 Riots in Malta: Teaching Silenced History in Maltese School Classrooms; Yosanne Vella
Chapter 10. Arguing Back: Challenging Classist Discourses through Critical Pedagogies; Lyn Tett
Chapter 11. Lessons from Apprenticeship: Mentoring in Craft Knowledge; Liv Mjelde
Chapter 12. Transforming Education in Malta through Educational Neuroscience; Erika Galea
Chapter 13. Il Maestro Alberto Manzi: An Advocate of the Development of Literacy in Italy and of Popularisation of Education; Sandro Caruana
Chapter 14. Epilogue; Mary Darmanin