Details

Subject(s)

• Education, Urban [Browse]
• At-risk youth [Browse]

Related name

• Hollingworth, Sumi [Browse]
• Mendick, Heather [Browse]

Series

Education in an urbanised society. [More in this series]

Summary note

This book critically engages with contemporary notions of 'at risk' youth. It explores the complexity of urban, working-class young people's relationships with education and schooling and discusses strategies for addressing these issues.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [142]-155) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Front cover; Half title; Series editor; Title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; SERIES EDITORS' PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 SOCIAL EXCLUSION, RISK AND URBAN SCHOOLS; 2 'THE STREET', 'THE ESTATE' AND 'MY TRAINERS': SOCIAL CLASS AND URBAN EDUCATION; 3 ENTANGLED IDENTITIES: 'RACE', ETHNICITY AND SCHOOLING; 4 'RESPONSIBLE BOYS' AND GENDER AND SCHOOLING; 5 ASPIRATIONS AND 'THE FUTURE'; 6 RESPECT, RECIPROCITY AND RELEVANCE: THE THREE Rs FOR URBAN SCHOOLS; 7 CHOICE OR COERCION? POLICIES TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT; 8 CONCLUSIONS; GLOSSARY; APPENDIX 1: YOUNG PEOPLE INTERVIEWED
• APPENDIX 2: EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS INTERVIEWEDREFERENCES; INDEX; Back cover

ISBN

• 1-283-33807-6
• 9786613338075
• 0-335-23904-8

OCLC

• 765122287
• 781444459

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