NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Raffo, Carlo, Ed.; Dyson, Alan, Ed.; Gunter, Helen, Ed.; Hall, Dave, Ed.; Jones, Lisa, Ed.; Kalambouka, Afroditi, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
For the first time, researchers, policymakers and practitioners across the world will have access to a comprehensive mapping of research evidence and policy strategies about education and poverty in affluent countries. Although there is widespread agreement that poverty and poor educational outcomes are related, there are competing explanations as…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Disadvantaged Schools, Poverty, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lipman, Pauline; Hursh, David – Policy Futures in Education, 2007
The Chicago Public Schools, along with the city of Chicago itself, serve as an exemplary case of neoliberal reorganization, as corporate and governmental "leaders" remake Chicago into a global city meeting the needs of capitalism. As such, Chicago provides us with an example of "actually existing neoliberalism," in which…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Change, Corporations, Political Attitudes