 | Schools in an Urban Community: A Study of Carbrook 1870-1965 Subjects: Education; Social Sciences; Urban Studies; Sociology of Education; Sociology & Social Policy; Urban Cultures; Urban History; Urban Sociology - Urban Studies; Cities & Infrastructure; Anthropology - Soc Sci; Urban Education; Ethnography & Methodology; Kinship & Community; Historical Sociology; Social Class; Urban Sociology; Originally published in 1978, Schools in an Urban Community is an ethnography of the Carbrook and Hill Top area of the Attercliffe district of Sheffield before it was cleared for redevelopment. The book provides an in depth look at the community and schools of the area and provides a valued contribution to the field of social history. Using interviews with former pupils, log books and questionnaires from the local community, the book provides a valuable resource for educationists and urban historians, as well as providing a detailed examination of the relations between school and community. |
