Poverty, class and education

Johnston, Craig; McKendrick, John; Brewis, Gavin

Abstract

This conference talk acknowledges the context of a challenging environment for educational systems within and beyond Scotland. It recognises that policymakers, researchers and practitioners are seeking solutions to manage and overcome complex challenges. Within our institutions, we are grappling with poverty, hunger, high dropout levels, low attendance rates, exclusion, isolation, alienation, and mental ill-health, all which are exacerbated, if not caused by, poverty and inequality. Our contention is that we need to appraise and address these challenges with a sensitivity to class. We recognise the backdrop of increasingly punitive socio-economic measures against marginalised and underrepresented working-class individuals. Therefore, with a focus on “Poverty, Class and Education” the conference talk will investigate and develop effective responses to poverty and inequality in Scotland and beyond. The talk features a wide range of the latest research, insights and work on poverty and inequalities, and the pathways of working-class individuals into, through and beyond education systems.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: Poverty, Class and Education
• Start Date: Jun 14, 2024
• End Date: Jun 14, 2024
• Deposit Date: Sep 27, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 3, 2024
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/13111267