Combating Educational Disadvantage

<p>The New Labour Government puts Education, Education, Education at the heart of its agenda but is it doing enough to combat educational disadvantage?<br><em>Combating Educational Disadvantage</em> sets the discussion of educational disadvantage within the socio-political context of the 1980s and 1990s, with its market philosophy in education and brings together the contributions of leading writers and researchers of international standing.</p> <p>Foreword <em>Ronald Davie</em>, 1. Introduction <em>Theo Cox</em>, Part 1: 1. Vulnerable Groups, 2. Ethnic Minorities in Britain: New Disadvantages <em>Sally Tomlinson</em>, 3. Boys' Underachievement: Social Class and Changing Masculinites <em>Helen Lucey and Valerie Walkerdine</em>, 4. Pupil Absenteeism in the Primary School <em>Maurice Chazan</em>, Part 2: Meeting the Needs of the Disadvantaged, 7. Recognising Differences: Reinterpreting Family Involvement in Early Literacy, 8. Early Childhood Education to Ensure a 'Fair Start' for All <em>Kathy Sylva</em>, 9. Pupils' Perspectives on their Education <em>Theo Cox</em>, 10. Can School Improvement Overcome the Effects of Disadvantage? <em>Peter Mortimore and Geoff Whitty</em>, 11. LEAs. The Problem or the Solution? <em>Anne Sofer</em>, 12. Combating Unequal Access to Education - the Work of an LEA Educational Psychology Service <em>Irvine Gersch and Associates</em>, 13. Coordinated Services for Disadvantaged Children: an International Perspective <em>Peter Evans</em>, 14. The Social, Economic and Political Climate in the United States and the Education of People of Color <em>Carl Grant</em>, 15. Support for Lifelong Learning <em>John MacBeath</em>, 16. Overview <em>Theo Cox</em>.</p>