{"product_id":"schooling-the-rustbelt-kids-making-the-difference-in-changing-times-paperback","title":"Schooling the Rustbelt Kids: Making the Difference in Changing Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePat Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A truly exceptional book.' - Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, Madison \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchools in disadvantaged areas are struggling in the current economic and political environment. Like schools everywhere they are being asked to do more with less, but they face more obstacles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn recent years education policy has shifted from a holistic approach to learning to a focus on narrow educational outcomes: spelling, reading and writing. Thomson shows that this approach penalises disadvantaged schools and argues that educational and social disadvantage are inextricably linked in children's everyday lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining primary and secondary schools in disadvantaged areas in a post-industrial ('rustbelt') city, \u003ci\u003eSchooling the Rustbelt Kids\u003c\/i\u003e reopens the debate about inequality in schooling. It provides concrete evidence that typical government policies in the Western world are not working, and that they are helping to create a permanent underclass. Thomson outlines an alternative whole of government approach to policy, which builds on those school programs that do make a real difference to educational outcomes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomson also emphasises the influence of local geography. Schools are coloured by particular neighbourhoods, permeated by national and global events, and tangled in complex networks of social relations. Interventions which work in one school may not work in others.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.34 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785889775904,"sku":"9781865086859","price":66.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d76c8d8eb93e3c4aa6356bc86767b6d.webp?v=1780622978","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/schooling-the-rustbelt-kids-making-the-difference-in-changing-times-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}