Abstract:Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to juxtapose different sources concerning educational experiments embarked on by an English primary school teacher, Muriel Pyrah. Pyrah taught at Airedale School, Castleford, Yorkshire, UK, from the 1950s until 1972. Her approach was celebrated in the fields of oracy and arts education in the final years of her working life. Airedale was a Local Education Authority (LEA) school within the West Riding of Yorkshire, an LEA led by Alec Clegg, from 1945 to 1974.
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“…explains'the idea of social capital may help to shift government away from what is often seen as a deficit model of disadvantage'. Thus, social capital can reframe the policy discourse away from approaches that are grounded in well-meaning paternalism and move it instead towards a recognition of the value of harnessing the resources and networks within communities Hoare's (2019). research on the practice of Muriel Pyrah, an unqualified primary teacher whose work was championed by Clegg, found evidence of some deficit assumptions regarding 'deprivation' in the school community and a lack of sensitivity to the contribution of pupils' informal education.…”
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“…explains'the idea of social capital may help to shift government away from what is often seen as a deficit model of disadvantage'. Thus, social capital can reframe the policy discourse away from approaches that are grounded in well-meaning paternalism and move it instead towards a recognition of the value of harnessing the resources and networks within communities Hoare's (2019). research on the practice of Muriel Pyrah, an unqualified primary teacher whose work was championed by Clegg, found evidence of some deficit assumptions regarding 'deprivation' in the school community and a lack of sensitivity to the contribution of pupils' informal education.…”
Research at York St John (RaY) is an institutional repository. It supports the principles of open access by making the research outputs of the University available in digital form.
Research at York St John (RaY) is an institutional repository. It supports the principles of open access by making the research outputs of the University available in digital form.
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