The Urban Primary School

by Meg Maguire, Tim Wooldridge, Simon Pratt-Adams

Inner city schools frequently serve disadvantaged communities and have to provide education in a setting of complex social and cultural issues. This book uses case studies and ethnographic data to examine contemporary policy and practice.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

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Meg Maguire is Professor of Sociology of Education in the Department of Education and Professional Studies at King’s College London, UK.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my dissertation supervisor at King's College London! Meg - she is totally wonderful. I am cheating because I haven't read this book all the way through (and might not - I'm a little pushed for time these days!), but I was psyched to find an author whom I knew personally. Go Meg!