Analysing Underachievement in Schools by Emma Smith
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.
Emma Smith is Lecturer in Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826494870 |
| ISBN 10 | 0826494870 |
| Title | Analysing Underachievement in Schools |
| Author | Emma Smith |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2007-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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