School uniforms : new materialist perspectives /: new materialist perspectives. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Rachel Shanks, Julie Ovington, Beth Cross, Ainsley Carnarvon.
• Editors: Shanks, Rachel; Ovington, Julie; Cross, Beth; Carnarvon, Ainsley
• Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction - The threads of school uniforms woven in/with/through countries.- Chapter 2 'Matter Matters' - The importance of the material world and tinythings.- Chapter 3 'It doesn't end at the cuffs': the discordant discourse of uniformed performance in the Caribbean.- Chapter 4 Intervening in school uniform debates: Making equity matter in England.- Chapter 5 Pupil participation in secondary school uniform policies in Scotland.- Chapter 6 School Uniforms in Ireland: The Intersection of Religion, Class and Gender.- Chapter 7 Students' Appearance According to School Regulations: A Polish Case Study.- Chapter 8 Why do girls have to wear ties at school in the UK?.- Chapter 9 Social Class and School Uniforms: A Zimbabwean Case.- Chapter 10 The materiality and materials of school uniforms at a local and global level.- Chapter 11 Conclusion - 'Looking back to look forward'.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (170 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 371.51; School uniforms; School uniforms -- Social aspects; Educational sociology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783031329395
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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