Introduces the debate surrounding teaching and learning in urban settings in contemporary Britain, and the impact this has on education. This text considers the way we approach teaching and learning in the urban context and examines the debates concerning developments in wider social, cultural, political and economic contexts.

Introduction; Part I: Theorizing the Urban; 1. Urban Myths and Urban Lives; 2. Peopling the City Chapter; 3. The Virtual Urban; Part II: Urban Education in Changing Times; 4. Culture, Faith and Community; 5. Urban Education in a Global Context; 6. Policies in Urban Settings; Part III: Urban Education Policy into Practice; 7. Critical Urban Pedagogy; 8. Early Years Education in the Urban Context; 9. Urban Education and Emerging Learning Technologies; 10. Justice, Hope and Vision; References; Index.

'Changing Urban Education provides a stimulating and critical compendium for urban teachers, including those who are experienced, new and still in teacher education, and who are committed to more socially just pedagogies and curriculum for working class students. Here are both the intellectual and practical resources for teachers to reclaim and justify pedagogies, policies and curricula of hope to change urban schools in changing contexts against failed and reductive neo-liberal agendas.' Bob Lingard, Professorial Research Fellow, University of Queensland, Australia

This series presents an authoritative, coherent and focused collection of core texts to introduce the contemporary issues that are covered in Education Studies, and related programmes. Each book develops a key theme in contemporary education, such as: - Multiculturalism - The social construction of childhood - Urban education - eLearning and multimedia - Language and literacy A key feature of this series is the critical exploration of education in times of rapid change, with links made between such developments in wider social, cultural, political and economic contexts. Further, contextualised extracts from important primary texts, such as Bourdieu, Piaget and Vygotsky, will ensure students' exposure to dominant contemporary theories in the field of education. Grounded in a strong conceptual, theoretical framework and presented in an accessible way with the use of features such as case studies, activities and visual devices to encourage and support student learning and the application of new concepts, this series will serve well as collection of core texts for the Education Studies student and lecturer.