Based on the views of teenagers across Europe and in the Far East, this book argues that we need to reconsider how we judge schools and what they are for. It shows that the treatment of pupils in schools makes more difference to teenagers views on society, and on what it means to be fair, than it does to differences in attainment.
Author(s): Stephen Gorard, Emma Smith
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 212
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables......Page 7
Preface......Page 11
Part I: Introduction......Page 14
1 Reconsidering What Schools Are For......Page 16
2 Querying the Traditional Role of Schools in Attainment......Page 22
Part II: Rethinking Equity in Education......Page 44
3 Why Schools Might Matter......Page 46
4 Why Teachers Might Matter......Page 61
Part III: Listening to Pupils......Page 70
5 The Importance of Listening to Pupils......Page 72
6 Listening to Pupils in Different Countries......Page 86
Part IV: Illustrating Pupils’ Sense of Justice......Page 106
7 International Comparisons of Pupil Experiences of Justice......Page 108
8 The Notions of Justice Used by Different Groups of Pupils......Page 127
Part V: Putting It All Together......Page 154
9 The Experiences of Pupils Educated Otherwise......Page 156
10 Identifying the Determinants of Justice......Page 168
11 The Practical Implications of Reconsidering What Schools Are For......Page 185
Appendix......Page 198
References......Page 199
E......Page 210
P......Page 211
V......Page 212
