Title:
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ANALYSING UNDERACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOLS
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By: |
Emma Smith |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£59.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0826494870 |
ISBN 13: |
9780826494870 |
Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
Pub. date: |
15 March, 2007 |
Pages: |
224 |
Description: |
Underachievement in school is one of the most widely used terms in education. This book provides a critical analysis of two sides of the underachievement debate, at each of the three levels of focus - international, the UK and the individual. It considers the 'crisis' account; of falling standards and failing pupils. |
Synopsis: |
Underachievement in school is one of the most widely used terms in education today. As a discourse, it has been responsible for influencing government policy, staffroom discussions, as well as the pages of academic journals and the TES. It is also a subject which raises questions about what we expect from a fair and equitable education system. This book provides a critical analysis of two sides of the underachievement debate, at each of the three levels of focus - international, the UK and the individual. On the one hand, it will consider the 'crisis' account; of falling standards and failing pupils and, on the other, present an alternative account, which urges a re-evaluation of the underachievement debate in order to consider who might be underachieving and why. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |