Space, Place and Educational Settings

This open-access book explores the relationship between knowledge and space, focusing on educational settings and their role in socio-economic and political processes. It employs quantitative and qualitative methodologies and draws from empirical cases and examples from France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and North America. It offers insights into educational inequalities and governance practices and is relevant to scholars, students, professionals, and policy makers in social, cultural, and educational studies, as well as urban and regional planning.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 227 pages
Publication date: 03 December 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive open-access book delves into the intricate relationship between knowledge and space, with a specific focus on the transformative impact of educational settings on socio-economic and political processes. It offers valuable insights into the complex dynamics of educational inequalities and governance practices at local and global scales. By employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the book explores a diverse range of theoretical perspectives, drawing upon empirical cases and examples from France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and North America. It also presents and reflects the ongoing research of international scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds, including education, human geography, public policy, sociology, and urban and regional planning. As a result, this book serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, professionals, policy makers, and practitioners in the fields of social, cultural, and educational studies, as well as education, pedagogy, social work, and urban and regional planning.

This comprehensive open-access book delves into the intricate relationship between knowledge and space, with a specific focus on the transformative impact of educational settings on socio-economic and political processes. It offers valuable insights into the complex dynamics of educational inequalities and governance practices at local and global scales. By employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the book explores a diverse range of theoretical perspectives, drawing upon empirical cases and examples from France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and North America. It also presents and reflects the ongoing research of international scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds, including education, human geography, public policy, sociology, and urban and regional planning. As a result, this book serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, professionals, policy makers, and practitioners in the fields of social, cultural, and educational studies, as well as education, pedagogy, social work, and urban and regional planning.

Weight: 445g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030785994
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022