| Analysing Underachievement in Schools Contributor(s): Smith, Emma (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826475655 ISBN-13: 9780826475657 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $242.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: 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. It is also a subject which raises questions about what we expect from a fair and equitable education system. This book will provide a critical analysis of two sides of the underachievement debate, at each of the three levels of focus--international, the U.K., 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 reevaluation of the underachievement debate in order to consider who might be underachieving and why. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Research |
| Dewey: 370.152 |
| LCCN: 2005284380 |
| Series: Empirical Studies in Education |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.18" W x 9.58" (1.06 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |