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This book challenges the practice of exclusion by uncovering its roots in 19th century social and educational policy targeting poor children. Revealing a hidden history of exclusion, this analysis exposes the connections between the state, the education system and social policy, and opens a space for radical alternatives.

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9781137347008

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This book provides a penetrating, moving and deeply sobering genealogical account of how some of the most vulnerable children in society have been categorised, treated and ultimately excluded from education in the United Kingdom ... This book should be read by every person who works within the education system today and by every beginning teacher so that we can start to reclaim our human values. - Gabrielle Ivinson, Subjectivity Inequality, Poverty, Education is an inspiring and well-crafted book, which looks at the political economy of school exclusion through the lenses of Foucauldian genealogy. - Maria Tamboukou, Subjectivity Inequality, Poverty, Education has powerful, emotionally charged and intellectually compelling examples of working-class children sent to the poor houses ... beautifully crafted. - Diane Reay, Subjectivity This is a penetrating, moving and deeply sobering genealogical account of how some of the most vulnerable children in society have been categorised, treated and ultimately excluded from education in the UK, but specifically in England and Wales... This is a book, for educational scholars of every hue and one that we should ask every beginning teacher to read. Gabrielle Ivinson EITN

This book provides a penetrating, moving and deeply sobering genealogical account of how some of the most vulnerable children in society have been categorised, treated and ultimately excluded from education in the United Kingdom ... This book should be read by every person who works within the education system today and by every beginning teacher so that we can start to reclaim our human values. - Gabrielle Ivinson, Subjectivity Inequality, Poverty, Education is an inspiring and well-crafted book, which looks at the political economy of school exclusion through the lenses of Foucauldian genealogy. - Maria Tamboukou, Subjectivity Inequality, Poverty, Education has powerful, emotionally charged and intellectually compelling examples of working-class children sent to the poor houses ... beautifully crafted. - Diane Reay, Subjectivity

This book provides a penetrating, moving and deeply sobering genealogical account of how some of the most vulnerable children in society have been categorised, treated and ultimately excluded from education in the United Kingdom ... This book should be read by every person who works within the education system today and by every beginning teacher so that we can start to reclaim our human values. - Gabrielle Ivinson, Subjectivity Inequality, Poverty, Education is an inspiring and well-crafted book, which looks at the political economy of school exclusion through the lenses of Foucauldian genealogy. - Maria Tamboukou, Subjectivity Inequality, Poverty, Education has powerful, emotionally charged and intellectually compelling examples of working-class children sent to the poor houses ... beautifully crafted. - Diane Reay, Subjectivity This is a penetrating, moving and deeply sobering genealogical account of how some of the most vulnerable children in society have been categorised, treated and ultimately excluded from education in the UK, but specifically in England and Wales... This is a book, for educational scholars of every hue and one that we should ask every beginning teacher to read. - EITN

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Francesca Ashurst is Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, UK.    Couze Venn is Visiting Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Associate Research Fellow at Johannesburg University.

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