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This collection of original work, within the sociology of education, draws on the 'spatial turn' in contemporary social theory. The premise of this book is that drawing on theories of space allows for a more sophisticated understanding of the competing rationalities underlying educational policy change, social inequality and cultural practices. The contributors work a spatial dimension into the consideration of educational phenomena and illustrate its explanatory potential in a range of domains: urban renewal, globalisation, race, markets and school choice, suburbanisation, regional and rural settings, and youth and student culture.
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Spatial Theories of Education RT03952_C000.indd i 5/3/2007 3:07:41 PM Routledge Research in Education 1. Learning Communities in Education Edited by John Retallick, Barry Cocklin and Kennece Coombe 2. Teachers and the State International Perspectives Mike Bottery and Nigel Wright 3. Education and Psychology in Interaction Working with Uncertainty in InterConnected Fields Brahm Norwich 4. Education, Social Justice and Inter-Agency Working Joined up or Fractured Policy? Sheila Riddell and Lyn Tett 5. Markets for Schooling An Economic Analysis Nick Adnett and Peter Davies 6. The Future of Physical Education Building a New Pedagogy Edited by Anthony Laker 7. Migration, Education and Change Edited by Sigrid Luchtenberg 8. Manufacturing Citizenship Education and Nationalism in Europe, South Asia and China Edited by Véronique Bénéï 9. Spatial Theories of Education Policy and Geography Matters Edited by Kalervo N. Gulson and Colin Symes RT03952_C000.indd ii 5/3/2007 3:08:13 PM Spatial Theories of Education Policy and Geography Matters Edited by Kalervo N. Gulson and Colin Symes New York London RT03952_C000.indd iii 5/3/2007 3:08:13 PM Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 270 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2 Park Square Milton Park, Abingdon Oxon OX14 4RN © 2007 by Kalervo N. Gulson and Colin Symes Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2007. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” International Standard Book Number-10: 0-415-40395-2 (Hardcover) International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-415-40395-5 (Hardcover) No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Spatial theories of education : policy, geography and theory / edited by Kalervo N. Gulson and Colin Symes. p. cm. -- (Routledge research in education ; 9) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-415-40395-5 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Educational sociology. 2. Education--Philosophy. 3. Geography--Philosophy. I. Gulson, Kalervo N. II. Symes, Colin, 1945LC189.S693 2007 306.43--dc22 2006033876 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the Routledge Web site at http://www.routledge.com ISBN 0-203-94098-9 Master e-book ISBN RT03952_C000.indd iv 5/3/2007 3:08:13 PM Contents Figures and Tables Acknowledgements 1 Knowing one