Education and Poverty in Affluent Countries

Author:   Carlo Raffo (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Alan Dyson (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Helen Gunter (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Dave Hall (University of Manchester, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415897297


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   16 May 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Carlo Raffo (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Alan Dyson (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Helen Gunter (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Dave Hall (University of Manchester, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780415897297


ISBN 10:   0415897297
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   16 May 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Section 1: Education and Poverty: A Mapping Framework 1. Education and Poverty in Affluent Countries: An Introduction to the Book and the Mapping Framework Carlo Raffo, Alan Dyson, Helen Gunter, Dave Hall, Lisa Jones and Afroditi Kalambouka 2. The Mapping Framework, Research Literature and Policy Implications within a Functionalist Perspective Carlo Raffo, Alan Dyson, Helen Gunter, Dave Hall, Lisa Jones and Afroditi Kalambouka 3. The Mapping Framework, Research Literature and Policy Implications within a Socially Critical Perspective Carlo Raffo, Alan Dyson, Helen Gunter, Dave Hall, Lisa Jones and Afroditi Kalambouka Section 2: International Studies on Education and Poverty 4. Neoliberal Urban Education Policy: Chicago, A Paradigmatic Case of the Production of Inequality, and Racial Exclusion Pauline Lipman 5. Inclusive School Leadership Strategies in Disadvantaged Schools Based on Student and Community Voice: Implications for Australian Educational Policy John Smyth 6. Effectiveness and Disadvantage in Education: Can a Focus on Effectiveness Aid Equity in Education? Daniel Muijs 7. High Hopes in a Changing World: Social Disadvantage, Educational Expectations, and Occupational Attainment in Three British Cohort Studies Ingrid Schoon 8. Area-Based Initiatives in English Education: What Place for Place and Space? Ruth Lupton 9. A Critical Pedagogy of Global Place: Regeneration in and as Action Pat Thomson 10. Leaving School and Moving On: Poverty, Urban Youth and Learning Identities Meg Maguire 11. The Challenges of Poverty and Urban Education in Canada: Lessons from Two School Boards Jane Gaskell and Ben Levin Section 3: An Examination of Educational Policy 12. Policy and the Policy Process Helen Gunter, Carlo Raffo, Dave Hall Alan Dyson, Lisa Jones and Afroditi Kalambouka 13. Poverty and Educational Policy Initiatives: A Review Carlo Raffo, Alan Dyson, Helen Gunter, Dave Hall, Lisa Jones and Afroditi Kalambouka 14. What is to be Done? Implications for Policy Makers Alan Dyson, Helen Gunter, Dave Hall, Carlo Raffo, Lisa Jones and Afroditi Kalambouka

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The overall project in which this book is engaged-to synthesize and make sense of what the terrain looks like-is ambitious and definitely worthwhile. --Education Review


The overall project in which this book is engaged--to synthesize and make sense of what the terrain looks like--is ambitious and definitely worthwhile. --Education Review


""The overall project in which this book is engaged—to synthesize and make sense of what the terrain looks like—is ambitious and definitely worthwhile.""--Education Review


Author Information

Carlo Raffo is a Reader in Education at the University of Manchester. Alan Dyson is Professor of Education in the University of Manchester. Helen Gunter is Professor of Educational Policy, Leadership and Management in the School of Education at the University of Manchester. Dave Hall is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the School of Education, University of Manchester. Lisa Jones is a Research Assistant at the University of Manchester and is currently studying for her Ph.D. Afroditi Kalambouka is a Research Associate at the University of Manchester.

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