| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 173 pages.) |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Poverty in Education Across the UK: A Comparative Analysis of Policy and Place -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of figures and tables -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: the landscapes of poverty and education across the UK -- References -- 1 Policy, education and poverty across the UK -- Introduction -- The BERA Commission on Poverty and Policy Advocacy -- Child Poverty Act and its aftermath -- Jurisdictional landscapes of poverty -- Historical legacies -- Poverty: defining and measuring child poverty |
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Curricula diversity and lifeworlds -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Poverty and education in Northern Ireland: the legacy of division and conflict -- Introduction -- Politics and demography of Northern Ireland -- Northern Ireland poverty and deprivation -- Poverty and conflict -- Education, division and patterns of achievement -- Poverty and education policy initiatives -- The Investigating Links in Achievement and Deprivation study (ILiAD) -- Case illustration 1: The Diamond, Derry/Londonderry -- Case illustration 2: Duncairn, Belfast -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References |
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3 Poverty and education in Scotland: reality and response -- Introduction -- Scotland and education -- Poverty in Scotland -- Measuring poverty in Scotland -- Combined low income and material deprivation -- Child poverty in Scotland -- Measuring child poverty in Scotland -- Threshold measurements -- Free school meals and SIMD -- The impact of poverty on school education -- Early years and attainment in literacy and numeracy -- Rural poverty -- Attainment and school leaver destinations -- Responses to the impact of child poverty on school education -- Poverty Action Group -- Trade unions |
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The Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 -- Contemporary developments -- towards collaboration -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Poverty and education in Wales: enabling a national mission -- Introduction -- Community Partnership Schools -- Integrated pupil and family support -- Education for equity -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 5 Poverty and education in England: a school system in crisis -- Introduction -- The landscapes of child poverty and education in England -- The policy history of poverty and schooling in England -- Deficit views of poverty in England -- Conclusion -- References |
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6 Diffracting educational policies through the lens of young people's experiences -- Introduction -- Young people and poverty -- What poverty feels like -- Feeling hunger: Kwame -- Feeling grief: Aled -- Deep feelings: the girls are cutting themselves -- Feeling poverty as trauma -- Feeling fear: Toby -- Schooling provision and poverty -- Understanding the effects of poverty -- What can be done? Future-facing pedagogies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Back Cover |
| Summary |
The nuanced interconnections of poverty and educational attainment across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are explored in this unique analysis. Experts investigate how different educational structures and policies affect teachers' engagement with marginalised groups and consider how inequalities might be reduced |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Children with social disabilities -- Education -- Great Britain
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Poverty -- Great Britain
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EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General.
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Children with social disabilities -- Education
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Poverty
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ivinson, Thompson, editor
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Ivinson, Gabrielle, editor
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| ISBN |
9781447330899 |
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1447330897 |
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9781447330905 |
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1447330900 |
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