Schools & Schooling

Middle-class School Choice in Urban Spaces examines government-funded public schools from a range of perspectives and scholarship in order to examine the historical, political and economic conditions of public schooling within a globalized, post-welfare context. In this book, Rowe argues that post-w..

Fuelled by social equity concerns, there have been vigorous debates on the appropriateness of certain non-state actors, particularly those with commercial and entrepreneurial motives, to meet universal education goals. There are further questions on the relative effectiveness of government and priva..

Privatisation in and of education is a process that takes many different forms, and is deeply controversial. This book examines the concept and nature of privatisation, and explores the impacts of privatisation in terms of social justice. This book was originally published as a special issue of Oxfo..

Privatisation in and of education is a process that takes many different forms, and is deeply controversial. This book examines the concept and nature of privatisation, and explores the impacts of privatisation in terms of social justice. The authors extend various arguments about the processes, and..

Taking a reflective practice approach, this study by people working within faith schools and colleges explores the new hot issues surrounding religious education and its role within a multi-cultural society...

This edited collection is about poverty, social exclusion and vulnerability in educational contexts at a time of rising inequality when policy research suggests that such issues are being ignored or distorted within neoliberal logics. It opens innovative areas of thinking by exploring different expl..

This edited collection is about poverty, social exclusion and vulnerability in educational contexts at a time of rising inequality when policy research suggests that such issues are being ignored or distorted within neoliberal logics. It opens innovative areas of thinking by exploring different expl..