Responding to Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools: A Reader for Teachers

Responding to Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools: A Reader for Teachers
ISBN-10
1137521562
ISBN-13
9781137521569
Category
Education
Pages
218
Language
English
Published
2017-02-21
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Carlo Raffo, Ruth Lupton, Tamara Bibby

Description

This book explores a range of challenges teachers face in dealing with situations of disadvantage, and explores different ways of thinking about these situations. Starting with a variety of incidents written by teachers in schools in disadvantaged settings, the book provides a range of ways of thinking about these - some more psychological, others more sociological - and chapters develop conversations between teachers and academics. These 'conversations' will help teachers reflect more deeply on the contexts in which they work, on what disadvantage means, and how disadvantage manifests in practice. It will also help teachers reflect upon the nature of their work; what it means to be a good and effective teacher; and the particular skills, approaches, relationships and competencies that may need to be developed in differing settings of educational disadvantage. The book explores the tensions between different ways of thinking about education and disadvantage; it will make compelling reading for students and teachers of education, education policy makers, and practising schoolteachers.

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