Children's Life-Histories in Primary Schools
Imagining Schooling as a Positive Experience
Author(s)
Hargreaves, Eleanore
Buchanan, Denise
Quick, Laura
Language
EnglishAbstract
This open access book explores schooling from the perspective of children via data from a longitudinal life-history study. It questions whether schooling creates an environment where all children to flourish; or whether a policy focus on attainment in mathematics and English hinders some children’s wellbeing and learning. By drawing on the children’s life-history narratives and their ideas, the chapters also portray children’s realistic suggestions for practices that meet the needs of diverse children and strengthen their comprehensive wellbeing and learning within schooling.
Keywords
primary schooling; misrecognition; subordination; ability; attainment; grouping by ability; streaming at school; literacy; learner confidenceDOI
10.1007/978-3-031-69445-5ISBN
9783031694455, 9783031694448, 9783031694455Publisher
Springer NaturePublisher website
https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/booksPublication date and place
Cham, 2025Imprint
Palgrave MacmillanSeries
Palgrave Critical Perspectives on Schooling, Teachers and Teaching,Classification
Schools and pre-schools
Educational psychology
Literacy
Education
Sociology