- Title
- Problematizing neighborhood renewal : Community, school effectiveness and disadvantage
- Creator
- Angus, Lawrence
- Date
- 2009
- Type
- Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/61493
- Identifier
- vital:2621
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/17508480802526645
- Identifier
- ISSN 1750-8487
- Abstract
- In this paper I argue that values of democracy and social justice in education would seem to have been displaced in recent decades by managerialist norms that are linked to the presumed needs of business and the economy of the nation. I am concerned that conceptualizations of the nature and purpose of education, and of the roles of teachers, are restricted in this neoliberal climate and policy framework. I argue that there is an urgent need to restore notions of educational and social responsibility to the forefront of educational policy making. In particular, I argue, if educational success for all students is to be a key aim of education (and surely most commentators would claim it should be), then schools will have to ensure that they reach out to all students and their communities, welcome them, and engage them in learning that is relevant and meaningful to their lives within their particular social, cultural and economic circumstances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Critical Studies in Education is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Relation
- Critical Studies in Education Vol. 50, no. 1 (2009), p. 37-50; http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0665569
- Rights
- Copyright Taylor & Francis
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1301 Education Systems; 1608 Sociology; Community renewal; Disadvantaged contexts; Educational reform; School effectiveness
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