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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255115103321

Autore

Riddle Stewart

Titolo

Alternative Schooling, Social Justice and Marginalised Students : Teaching and Learning in an Alternative Music School / / by Stewart Riddle, David Cleaver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-58990-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 129 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education, , 2946-5044

Disciplina

306.43

Soggetti

Educational sociology

Alternative Education

Art - Study and teaching

Schools

Sociology of Education

Creativity and Arts Education

School and Schooling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. A Day in the Life at an Alternative Music School -- Chapter 2. Policies and Politics of Contemporary Schooling -- Finding Myself at Music Industry College -- The Freedom to Teach -- Community, Culture and Connections in Alternative Schooling -- Chapter 6. On Social Justice and Schooling.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the experiences and perspectives of students and teachers at an alternative music school, which caters for young learners who have been marginalised and disenfranchised from mainstream schooling. The school utilises a rich music-infused curriculum that connects to the lives of its students, alongside a democratic ethos and ethic of care for members of the school community, including the students, teachers, and parents. The combination of personal narratives together with detailed critical discussion, provides a compelling argument for how schools can make a major difference to



the lives of young people. The case study presented in this book offers one potential response to the institutionalised social and educational inequities that young people continue to face, and highlights the important lessons from alternative schooling for education more broadly. It will be of particular interest to researchers in the areas of education and sociology, especially those concerned with matters of social justice and equity in education.