Hi John,
In educational research there is increasing interest in ideas of spatiality
- Edwards is a good 'place' to start
Edwards, R. & Usher, R. (2000) Globalisation and Pedagogy. Space,place and
identity (London, Routledge).
Gordon, T. & Lahelma, E. (1996) 'School is like an Ant's Nest':Spatiality
and Embodiement in Schools, Gender and Education, 8(3), pp. 301-310.
McGregor, J. (2002) Spatiality and Teacher Workplace Cultures : The
Department as Nexus International Congress for School Effectiveness and
Improvement (Danish University of Education, Copenhagen,January 3rd-6th)
Nespor, J. (1997) Tangled Up in School:Politics, Space,Bodies, and Signs in
the Educational Process (New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum).
Paulston, R. (2000) A Spatial turn in Comparitive Education? Constructing a
Social cartography of difference, in: J. Schriewer (Ed) Discourse formation
in Comparitive Education (Germany, Peter Lang).
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Jane McGregor
Geography Discipline & Faculty of Education and Languages
The Open University
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