1st Edition

Inclusion in the City Selection, Schooling and Community

Edited By Patricia Potts Copyright 2003
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

Inclusion in the City explores inclusion and exclusion in the context of policy and practice in one English city - Birmingham. Here, a commitment to redressing the inequalities experienced by many learners has been inhibited by difficulty in securing agreement to a definite policy for inclusion and, consequently, in sustaining initiatives for strengthening participation in community... Read more
1. Understanding Inclusion in the City 2. A Great Learning City 3. Perspectives on Inclusion/Exclusion in Birmingham 4. Selection by Attainment 5. Embracing the Faith, Including the Community? 6. Single-sex Education and Inclusive School Communities 7. Student Choice and Participation in Further Education 8. A 'Turbulent' City: Mobility and Social Inclusion 9. Moving Towards Inclusion?

Biography

Senior Research Fellow at Canterbury Christ Church University College.