Poverty in Education Across the UK - A Comparative Analysis of Policy and Place

A unique survey of the interconnections of poverty and educational attainment in the four jurisdictions of the UK. With analysis of curriculum reforms and devolved policy making in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, experts investigate how differences in ideologies and educational structures impact schools' engagement with marginalised groups, and chart paths to better responses in the future.

About the author

Ian Thompson is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Oxford and Co-Editor of the journal Teaching Education. He is a leading member of the research group Excluded Lives.

Gabrielle Ivinson is Professor of Education and Community at Manchester Metropolitan University. She co-ordinates the Creative Margins network exploring how to make arts accessible to marginalised young people.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gabrielle Ivinson (Editor), Ian Thompson (Editor)
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781447327981
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-2798-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 470 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system