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Urban education

edited by David Coulby , Crispin Jones and Duncan Harris (series editor)

(World yearbook of education, 1992)

Kogan Page, 1992

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Bibliography: p. [229]-236

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The special needs and educational requirements of students in urban areas throughout the world are explored in this volume, which examines the viewpoints and experiences of educators from a number of countries, including the UK, Australia, the USSR, Kenya, Brazil, Singapore, Canada and the USA. It describes urban education at international, national and regional levels. The final section of this annual volume is dedicated to papers discussing development patterns in urban education and the relationship between urban and rural education.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Urban education issues - international perspectives: theoretical approaches to urban education - an international perspective
  • urban social theory and education. Part 2 Urban educational issues - national perspectives: urban education in China
  • urban education in England and Wales
  • urban education in the Indian economy
  • urban education in Kenya
  • urban educational issues in the Netherlands
  • urbanization and education - the USSR perspective. Part 3 Urban educational issues - city perspectives: urban education in Beijing
  • dogma, equality and excellence - education in London
  • a social geography of educational outcomes in Melbourne
  • urbanization and education in Nairobi
  • urban decline and education opportunities in secondary schools of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1950-79
  • Rotterdam - combatting educational disadvantage
  • Soweto - urban educational issues
  • Tokyo - urbanization and education. Part 4 Developing patterns in urban education: cities, diversity and education
  • urban civil culture and education.

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  • NCID
    BA14198023
  • ISBN
    • 0749404795
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 241 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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