Living on the edge : re-thinking poverty, class, and schooling / John Smyth and Terry Wrigley.
| Author/creator | Smyth, John, 1944- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Peter Lang, [2013] |
| Description | xii, 239 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Adolescent cultures, school and society ; v. 61 Adolescent cultures, school & society ; v. 61. ^A474523 |
| Contents | Making sense of class -- Understanding poverty in the twenty-first century -- Material poverty and 'problem' neighborhoods -- Blaming individuals and blaming their genes -- Speaking the wrong language -- Aspirations and 'cultures of poverty' -- Neoliberal school reform: blaming teachers, blaming schools -- Improving schools for transforming them: the politics of social justice -- Poor kids need rich teaching. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-228) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013012584 |
| ISBN | 9781433116537 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1433116537 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781433116858 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1433116855 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1453911375 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 9781453911372 (e-book) |