The Politics of Differentiation in Schools (Routledge Research in Education)

By: and and and

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Synopsis
In many English-speaking countries, teachers are encouraged to differentiate their classrooms, and in some cases, through various policy mechanisms. This encouragement is often accompanied by threats and sanctions for not making the grade. By exploring the ways in which one education system in Australia has mandated differentiation through an audit of teacher practices, this book provides a timely engagement with the relationship between differentiated classrooms and social justice. It covers tensions, for instance, between providing culturally-appropriate classrooms, including constructing engaging and relevant curricula, and lowering expectations for students who have traditionally been marginalised by schooling. The data for this book has been collected from the same group of teachers over a period of three years, and offers detailed insights into how a particular politics of differentiation has played itself out in the context of a ‘global reform movement’ that has focused on improving student outcomes.
Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
150 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781317632689
Related ISBNs:
9781315757278, 9781138604629, 9781138604629, 9781138797246, 9781138797246, 9781138604629, 9781138797246, 9781315757278
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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N/A
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Education, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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