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1 Backstory: Growing Up Working-Class in Northern |
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Ireland: Schooling Not Education |
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Northern Ireland: A Sectarian State |
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Experiences of Schooling: Parents, Relatives, My Primary School and the 11 Plus |
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Pedagogy and the Grammar School |
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9 | (1) |
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Problematising My Schooling |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (6) |
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Why My Backstory Is Important in This Book? |
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17 | (1) |
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The Context in Which the Research Took Place |
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Social Justice and Mathematics |
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What I Set Out to Achieve Through the Research |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (1) |
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3 Class, Schooling and the Legitimation of Inequality |
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23 | (14) |
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23 | (1) |
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Education for Society or the Individual? Post-war Mass Schooling: Educating the Workers |
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24 | (6) |
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Post 1976: The Era of Neoliberalism |
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30 | (5) |
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35 | (2) |
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4 Class, "ability" Groups and Mathematics in English Secondary Schools |
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37 | (22) |
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37 | (1) |
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Current Patterns of Attainment |
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37 | (1) |
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"Ability" Grouping as a Social Justice Issue |
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38 | (1) |
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Some "ability" Grouping Practices |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (2) |
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Student Attainment, "intelligence" and the Idea of "ability" |
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43 | (2) |
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"Ability" Grouping and Levels of Attainment |
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45 | (2) |
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Allocation of Children to "ability" Groups |
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47 | (2) |
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"Ability": Beliefs and Practices of Teachers |
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49 | (2) |
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"Ability" Grouping: Concluding Remarks |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (7) |
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5 Methodological and Method Considerations |
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59 | (16) |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (10) |
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Philosophical Approaches Underpinning My Methodology |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (2) |
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Issues of Rigour, Reliability and Validity in Critical Theory Research |
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62 | (4) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (3) |
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69 | (1) |
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Finding the Participants: The Sample |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (3) |
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6 Data Collection, Processing and Analysis |
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75 | (10) |
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75 | (1) |
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Refining My Research Question |
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76 | (2) |
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Approach to Data Analysis |
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78 | (2) |
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78 | (2) |
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A Second Analytical Strand: Using Thematic Analysis |
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80 | (3) |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (2) |
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7 Introducing the Teachers |
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85 | (42) |
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85 | (39) |
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85 | (12) |
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97 | (5) |
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102 | (5) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (6) |
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114 | (5) |
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119 | (5) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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8 The Teachers: What Sustains Them |
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127 | (12) |
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The Teachers and Mathematics |
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127 | (2) |
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An Interest in Research and/or Curriculum Development |
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129 | (2) |
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Experiences Prior to Qualifying as Teachers |
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131 | (1) |
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The Teachers: Relationship to "ability" Thinking |
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132 | (2) |
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Expectations About Achievement and Implications for Curriculum Content |
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134 | (1) |
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Student Attainment and Enjoyment of Mathematics |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (2) |
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9 Introducing, Developing and Maintaining All-Attainment While Convincing Others |
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139 | (16) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (14) |
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139 | (4) |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (6) |
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Collaborative Approach to Curriculum Planning and Creating Resources |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (2) |
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10 How the Teachers Make All-Attainment Work in the Classroom |
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155 | (16) |
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The Role, Influence and Nature of Assessment |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (3) |
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Understanding Rather than Rules |
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157 | (1) |
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Critical Thinking Beyond Mathematics |
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158 | (1) |
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Collaboration and Creative Planning |
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159 | (1) |
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Teacher Methods: How the Students Work |
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160 | (9) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (1) |
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Critical Thinking, Independence and Responsibility in Mathematics Learning |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (18) |
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The Purpose of My Research |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (6) |
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176 | (3) |
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The Teachers, Their Intentions and What They Do |
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179 | (1) |
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Cornerstone One: Mathematics |
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179 | (1) |
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Cornerstone Two: Community |
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180 | (1) |
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Cornerstone Three: Independence |
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181 | (1) |
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The Apex Cornerstone: Critical Thinking |
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182 | (1) |
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Implications for Practice |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (1) |
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Suggestions for Further Research |
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185 | (3) |
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188 | (1) |
Appendices |
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189 | (4) |
References |
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193 | (10) |
Index |
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