Teachers, Ideology and Control: A Study in Urban Education Book

Preface. Acknowledgements.Introduction. Part 1 Socio-historical Context 1. Teachers of the Urban Working Class: socio-historical location 2. The Working World of the ‘Teachers of the People’ 3. Change and Continuity in Urban Education 4. The ‘Problem’ of the Urban School: conservative and liberal formulations 5. The ‘Problem’ of the Urban School: radical and Marxist formulations. Part 2 Fieldwork 6. Situating the Enquiry 7. The Social Construction of the ‘Good Teacher’: a Study in One School – 8. Defining ‘Good’ Teachers in Ten Schools 9. Pupils, Localities and the Experience of Teaching 10. Curriculum and Pedagogy 11. Conclusions. Appendices: The Schools and the Teachers. Interview Procedures. Notes. Bibliography. Indexes.