Research Catalog

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Description

1. x, 166 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

1. This text examines the urban and educational crisis in modern Britain. It outlines and explains the problems, and suggests a series of inter-related solutions based on existing good educational practice from around the country.

Series statement

1. Cassell education

Uniform title

1. Cassell education

Subject

1. Education, Urban > Great Britain > Case studies
2. Inner cities > Great Britain > Case studies
3. Community and school > Great Britain > Case studies
4. School autonomy > Great Britain > Case studies
5. Community and school
6. Education, Urban
7. Inner cities
8. School autonomy
9. Innenstadt
10. Qualitätssteigerung
11. Schule
12. Great Britain
13. Großbritannien

Genre/Form

1. Case studies.

Contents

1. 1. Introduction -- Pt. 1. Problem of Urban Decline: Charitable Urban Solutions -- 2. Scale of the Urban and Educational Problem -- 3. From General Problem to Particular Solution -- 4. St Paul's Community Education Project Ltd -- 5. From the Particular to the General Solution -- 6. End of Town Hall LEAs -- Pt. 2. New Self-governing Neighbourhood School -- 7. Signposts of Success -- 8. New Curriculum -- 9. New Teacher -- 10. Clusters of Neighbouring Schools -- Pt. 3. Refocusing Local Government and Political Theory -- 11. New Authority for New Schools and Town Halls -- 12. Urban Village -- 13. Collectivism and Individualism -- 14. New Urban Academy. 15. Conclusion.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.