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Synopsis
Underachievement in school is one of the widely used terms in education today. As a discourse it has responsible for influencing government policy and staffroom discussions, as well as the pages of academic journals and the TES. It is also a subject which raises questions about what we expect from a fair and equitable education system. Analysing Underachievement in Schools provides a critical analysis of two sides of the underachievement debate, at each of the three levels of focus - international, the UK and he individual. On the one hand, it considers the 'crisis' account of falling standards and failing pupils and, on the other, presents an alternative which urges a re-evaluation of the underachievement debate in order to consider who might be underachieving and why.
About the Author:
Dr Emma Smith is Lecturer in Educational Studies at York University