This book explores schools and how they can function as social institutions that advance the interests and life chances of all young people, especially those who are already the most…

Becoming Educated examines the education of young people, especially those from the most ‘disadvantaged’ contexts. This book shifts the focus to matters such as taking social class into consideration, puncturing…

Living on the Edge: Rethinking Poverty, Class and Schooling, Second Edition confronts one of the most enduring and controversial issues in education-the nexus between poverty and underachievement.