Schooling in Disadvantaged Communities Playing the Game from the Back of the Field /

• Main Authors: Mills, Carmen. (Author), Gale, Trevor. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Subjects: Education.; Sociology of Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Teaching and Teacher Education.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3344-4

Based on a study of one secondary school located in a disadvantaged community in Australia, this book provides a different perspective on what it means to play the game of schooling. Drawing on the perspectives of teachers, parents and students, this book is a window through which to explore the p...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 Locating the research
• Chapter 2 Coming to terms with social inequalities in education
• Chapter 3 Student achievement in context
• Chapter 4 Where are the good teachers when you need them?
• Chapter 5 What should effective schooling look like?
• Chapter 6 Competencies that count
• Chapter 7 Acquiring a feel for the game
• Chapter 8 Letting parents in on the rules of the game
• References.