Urban schools as urban places: School reputation, children's identities and engagement with education in London

Urban Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 584-603

  Hollingworth, Sumi ^a   Archer, Louise ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN SOCIETY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77649196534     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009349774     Document Type: Article

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