1st Edition
Schooling the Rustbelt Kids Making the difference in changing times
By Pat Thomson
Copyright 2002
216 Pages
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Routledge
246 Pages
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Routledge
348 Pages
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Routledge
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'A truly exceptional book.' - Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, Madison 'A gripping insight into the local struggles facing disadvantaged schools and a compelling account of the injustice of their place in the bigger picture.' - Professor Geoff Whitty, Director, Institute of Education, University of London Schools in disadvantaged areas are struggling in the current economic and... Read more
Series editor's introduction
First words
1. Vicki and Thanh
2. The city - Photo essay
3. Place of trouble/troubled places
4. bringing particularity into site
5. Rhetoric and resources
6. Staffing matters
7. The policy terrain
8. Principal acts/acts of principle
9. Discourses of equity
10. Doing justice
Appendix
Notes
References
Acknowledgements
Index
First words
1. Vicki and Thanh
2. The city - Photo essay
3. Place of trouble/troubled places
4. bringing particularity into site
5. Rhetoric and resources
6. Staffing matters
7. The policy terrain
8. Principal acts/acts of principle
9. Discourses of equity
10. Doing justice
Appendix
Notes
References
Acknowledgements
Index
Biography
Pat Thomson is Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of South Australia. She is well-known for her innovative work as principal of disadvantaged schools in Adelaide. She has also worked in education policy and speaks regularly at conferences in Australia, North America and the UK.
