Overview

In many Western societies there is concern that children from less advantaged social backgrounds have limited aspirations, and are disproportionately unlikely to go to university. Children's Lives, Children's Futures explores how children in their first year of secondary school feel about school, its place in their lives and its role in their futures. The authors use child voice to look at the ways in which children are active constructors of their lives, and the implications this has for the alignment between education and ambition. The authors explore the nature of children's engagement with education, the choices and constraints they experience and the reasons some young people fail to take advantage of educational opportunities.

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Author:   Professor Paul Croll ,  Professor Gaynor Attwood ,  Dr Carol Fuller ,  Anthony Haynes
Publisher:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Imprint:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Edition:   NIPPOD
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.296kg
ISBN:  

9781441127655

ISBN 10:   1441127658
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   22 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface \ 1. Introduction \ 2. Children and the Future \ 3. Educational Futures: Children's Intentions for Educational Participation \ 4. Children's Occupational Choices \ 5. What Children Think about School \ 6. Children as Learners \ 7. Early Exits and Negative Attitudes \ 8. Present and Future: Schools, Structure, Agency \ Appendix 1: The Research Project \ Appendix 2: Supplementary Tables \ References \ Index

Reviews

'This is a timely book, given the current interest in extending the years of formal education and expanding universities. It is also a fascinating and important one... All in all, a book that should give hope to those who believe that children still both enjoy and believe in school' Robin Barrow, Professor of the Philosophy of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada

"'A timely book, given the current interest in extending the years of formal education and expanding universities. It is also a fascinating and important one...All in all, a book that should give hope to those who believe that children still both enjoy and believe in school.'Robin Barrow, Professor of the Philosophy of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada 'Much lip-service is paid to the ""voice of the learner"", following the influential research of Jean Rudduck and Donald McIntyre. This book, however, takes that voice seriously and provides a persuasive and authentic account of that voice, demonstrating how it needs to be taken much more seriously in the life of the school and in the development of the curriculum - responding to their experiences, doubts and aspirations.'Richard Pring, Lead Director of the Nuffield Review 14-19 Education and Training, UK, and Professor of Education, Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK 'A significant contribution to the area of children's experiences of secondary education...of relevance and interest to students and academics in sociology and childhood studies, to policy-makers and to anyone with a wider interest in childhood and education.' Educational Review ‘A timely book in educational research breaking the loud silence of children's voices in educational debates...Given the dearth of studies that take children's opinions seriously, the authors fill a large void, making a compelling case for extending research in this field.' Teacher Development"

'A timely book, given the current interest in extending the years of formal education and expanding universities. It is also a fascinating and important one...All in all, a book that should give hope to those who believe that children still both enjoy and believe in school.'Robin Barrow, Professor of the Philosophy of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada 'Much lip-service is paid to the voice of the learner , following the influential research of Jean Rudduck and Donald McIntyre. This book, however, takes that voice seriously and provides a persuasive and authentic account of that voice, demonstrating how it needs to be taken much more seriously in the life of the school and in the development of the curriculum - responding to their experiences, doubts and aspirations.'Richard Pring, Lead Director of the Nuffield Review 14-19 Education and Training, UK, and Professor of Education, Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK 'A significant contribution to the area of children's experiences of secondary education...of relevance and interest to students and academics in sociology and childhood studies, to policy-makers and to anyone with a wider interest in childhood and education.' Educational Review 'A timely book in educational research breaking the loud silence of children's voices in educational debates...Given the dearth of studies that take children's opinions seriously, the authors fill a large void, making a compelling case for extending research in this field.' Teacher Development

Author Information

Paul Croll is Professor in the Institute of Education at the University of Reading, UK. Gaynor Attwood is Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of the West of England, UK.

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