Analysing Underachievement in Schools
Author:   Dr Emma Smith
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9780826475657


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   09 June 2005
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dr Emma Smith
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9780826475657


ISBN 10:   0826475655
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   09 June 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1. Underachievement in context Part 1: Underachievement: An international perspective 2. The falling nations debate 3. Reconsidering international comparisons Part 2: Falling standards and failing pupils? 4. Failing boys and moral practices 5. Reevaluating underachievement 6. Underachieving working class boys? Part 3: Understanding underachievement 7. Reconceptualising 'underachievement' 8. Recommendations for practice

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. ..this is an interesting book, of relevance to policy-makers, researchers and practitioners seeking to better understand and engage with the perennial debates on underachievement and who are keen to gain an alternate perspective to national and international notions of educational success and failure. Educational Review, December 2009


...this is an interesting book, of relevance to policy-makers, researchers and practitioners seeking to better understand and engage with the perennial debates on underachievement and who are keen to gain an alternate perspective to national and international notions of educational success and failure. Educational Review, December 2009


"""...this is an interesting book, of relevance to policy-makers, researchers and practitioners seeking to better understand and engage with the perennial debates on underachievement and who are keen to gain an alternate perspective to national and international notions of educational success and failure."" Educational Review, December 2009"


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Emma Smith is Lecturer in Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.

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