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Overcoming Disadvantage in Education
Stephen Gorard
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Governments, local authorities, school leaders, and teachers all over the world want to improve the educational attainment and participation of all students, and to minimise any systematic differences in outcomes for social and economic groups. A particular concern is for those students from backgrounds that may objectively disadvantage them at school and beyond. However, considerable effort and money is currently being wasted on policies, practices and interventions that have very little hope of success, and that may indeed endanger the progress that is being made otherwise. The poor quality of much education research evidence, coupled with an unwillingness among users ... Read more
Governments, local authorities, school leaders, and teachers all over the world want to improve the educational attainment and participation of all students, and to minimise any systematic differences in outcomes for social and economic groups. A particular concern is for those students from backgrounds that may objectively disadvantage them at school and beyond. However, considerable effort and money is currently being wasted on policies, practices and interventions that have very little hope of success, and that may indeed endanger the progress that is being made otherwise. The poor quality of much education research evidence, coupled with an unwillingness among users ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
350g
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415536905
SKU
V9780415536905
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About Stephen Gorard
Stephen Gorard is Professor of Education and Well-being, Durham University, UK Beng Huat See is Research fellow at The University of Birmingham, UK
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