Schooling the Rustbelt Kids: Making the difference in changing times - Paperback

by Pat Thomson (Author)

Examining primary and secondary schools in disadvantaged areas in a post-industrial city, Schooling the Rustbelt Kids reopens the debate about inequality in schooling arguing that current outcomes-based and standardised policies for disadvantaged schools are not effective.

Author Biography

Pat Thomson is Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of South Australia. She is well-known for her innovative work as principal of disadvantaged schools in Adelaide. She has also worked in education policy and speaks regularly at conferences in Australia, North America and the UK.