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

Ian Thompson (editor), Gabrielle Ivinson (editor)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The nuanced interconnections of poverty and educational attainment across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are explored in this unique analysis. Experts investigate how different educational structures and policies affect teachers' engagement with marginalised groups and consider how inequalities might be reduced.

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Policy Press

Established in 1996, the aim of Policy Press has always been to try to improve social conditions with publications that will make a positive difference to learning and research, policy and practice. In essence, we are a publisher with a purpose. Based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law at the University of Bristol, we are now well-known as a leading international publisher of high quality books and journals across a wide range of subjects including: social policy and social welfare, childhood studies and family policy, ageing, social work and social care, public policy, criminology and criminal justice, health, housing and urban policy. Our authors range from leading scholars and thinkers around the world to talented first-time authors and we also collaborate with a large number of organisations and associations.

ISBN:	9781447330929
Publisher:	Policy Press
Imprint:	Policy Press
Pub date:	02 Sep 2020
DEWEY:	371.826942
DEWEY edition:	23
Number of pages:	1 online resource (xxvi, 173 )