den Besten, O., Horton, J., Adey, P. and Kraftl, P. (2011) Claiming events of school (re)design: materialising the promise of Building Schools for the Future. Social and Cultural Geography. 12(1), pp. 9-26. 1464-9365.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | This paper focuses upon a major, ‘flagship’ programme of investment in school building (re)development instigated by the UK New Labour Government between 2004 and 2010: Building Schools for the Future (BSF). Drawing upon empirical material from research in two schools which were undergoing refurbishment in this policy context, we explore how BSF was manifest, in practice, as an event characterised by the promise of transformation. We focus upon two particular school buildings, highlighting how this promise came to be attached, not unproblematically, to the redesign of diverse material school spaces, be they small and ‘functional’ (e.g. corridors) or high-profile and ‘inspirational’ (e.g. flagship atria) |
| Subjects: |
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB3201 School architecture and equipment. School physical facilities L Education > LC Special aspects of Education > LC65 Social aspects of education > LC71 Education and the state |
| Creators: | den Besten, Olga, Horton, John, Adey, Peter and Kraftl, Peter |
| Funders or Sponsors: | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > The Centre for Children and Youth University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Education, Children and Young People Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Education, Children and Young People Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences |
| Date: | February 2011 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 9-26 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Social and Cultural Geography |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2010.542480 |
| ISSN: | 1464-9365 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/4073 |
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