Child Poverty and Education blog
Purpose
The aim of this blog is to publish pieces exploring the normative questions about child poverty and education, both theoretically and as emerging from policy and practice.
This work has emerged from a Seminar Series funded by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) Large Grant, with the support of the University of Roehampton and the UCL Institute of Education.
We hope to rekindle philosophical exploration around the questions that informed the following seminar series and to conceptualise new questions and topics of inquiry.
Seminars
- What are the status, voice, and representation of children living in poverty and in
what ways do they affect children’s educational experiences and opportunities? - How should we conceptualise educational justice in relation to the disadvantage
linked to poverty in childhood? - How do political frameworks and narratives about child poverty and education
influence and shape debates and policies
The pieces published on the blog will be of interest to academics, students, policymakers and education professionals with an interest in addressing some of the most persistent and urgent questions related to child poverty and education.
The blog is open to submissions. If you are interested in publishing a piece please email Yuxin Su: stnvysu@ucl.ac.uk.
Latest posts
Beyond the Applause
Rethinking UK’s 2025 Child Poverty Strategy
Behind the Rubble: How the War and Poverty Transformed Education in Aleppo?
Jian Bakir on poverty and war in Syria.
Immigration and Child Poverty
A different discussion needs to be had about those whose childhood is shaped by immigration status.
Destitution and Poverty
Is the distinction between poverty and destitution only academic hairsplitting?
Innovating Philosophical Thinking About Child Poverty – a Non –Species Specific Focus
Considering animal child poverty alongside human child poverty offers an innovative approach to developing...
Overturning Negative Stereotyping About Poverty – A Biological Perspective
Negative stereotypes about poverty are mobilised frequently to justify a blaming-the-victim approach to the...
Tackling Child Poverty – A headteacher’s Perspective
What should school management think about when tackling child poverty?
The Three Challenges of Talking About Poverty as a Graduate of a Poor Childhood
‘It is a foul thing to ask the poor to describe their childhood’
Poverty – a Gendered Perspective
To what extent can poverty be gendered?
Child Poverty and Education: introduction
Poverty is one of the most serious and urgent problems affecting children globally. Official statistics show that...
Latest posts
Beyond the Applause
Rethinking UK’s 2025 Child Poverty Strategy
Behind the Rubble: How the War and Poverty Transformed Education in Aleppo?
Jian Bakir on poverty and war in Syria.
Immigration and Child Poverty
A different discussion needs to be had about those whose childhood is shaped by immigration status.
Destitution and Poverty
Is the distinction between poverty and destitution only academic hairsplitting?
Innovating Philosophical Thinking About Child Poverty – a Non –Species Specific Focus
Considering animal child poverty alongside human child poverty offers an innovative approach to developing...
Overturning Negative Stereotyping About Poverty – A Biological Perspective
Negative stereotypes about poverty are mobilised frequently to justify a blaming-the-victim approach to the...
Tackling Child Poverty – A headteacher’s Perspective
What should school management think about when tackling child poverty?
The Three Challenges of Talking About Poverty as a Graduate of a Poor Childhood
‘It is a foul thing to ask the poor to describe their childhood’
Poverty – a Gendered Perspective
To what extent can poverty be gendered?
Child Poverty and Education: introduction
Poverty is one of the most serious and urgent problems affecting children globally. Official statistics show that...
Purpose
The aim of this blog is to publish pieces exploring the normative questions about child poverty and education, both theoretically and as emerging from policy and practice.
This work has emerged from a Seminar Series funded by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) Large Grant, with the support of the University of Roehampton and the UCL Institute of Education.
We hope to rekindle philosophical exploration around the questions that informed the following seminar series and to conceptualise new questions and topics of inquiry.
Seminars
- What are the status, voice, and representation of children living in poverty and in
what ways do they affect children’s educational experiences and opportunities? - How should we conceptualise educational justice in relation to the disadvantage
linked to poverty in childhood? - How do political frameworks and narratives about child poverty and education
influence and shape debates and policies
The pieces published on the blog will be of interest to academics, students, policymakers and education professionals with an interest in addressing some of the most persistent and urgent questions related to child poverty and education.
The blog is open to submissions. If you are interested in publishing a piece please email Yuxin Su: stnvysu@ucl.ac.uk.