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Alternative Education and Community Engagement

Making Education a Priority

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Ornette D. Clennon

    1. Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

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  2. Cassie Earl

    1. Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

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  3. Kehinde Andrews

    1. Newman University, UK

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Making Education a Priority: An Overview

    • Ornette D. Clennon
    Pages 1-33

  3. Alternative Education as Protest

    • Ornette D. Clennon
    Pages 34-52

  4. Do Supplementary Schools Provide Holistic Learning That Is Able to Promote Cultural Identity?

    • Ornette D. Clennon
    Pages 53-73

  5. Shoe Horning the Arts into Education; for Whose Benefit? Arts-Led Special Schools

    • Ornette D. Clennon
    Pages 74-91

  6. The Great Debate? Free, Studio and Co-operative Schools

    • Ornette D. Clennon
    Pages 92-121

  7. Where Do We Go from Here? Towards a Community-Led Approach to Education

    • Ornette D. Clennon
    Pages 122-134

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 135-141
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This book explores the ethical and philosophical issues behind the provision of market-led alternative education. The volume examines the models of Free, Studio, Supplementary and Co-operative school provisions, asking whether a market-based approach to delivering higher standards of education actually works.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

    Ornette D. Clennon, Cassie Earl

  • Newman University, UK

    Kehinde Andrews

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Diane Abbott, Member of Parliament, UK Cassie Earl, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Kehinde Andrews, Newman University, UK

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