Foreword

John Smyth

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingForeword/postscript

Abstract

There is something fundamental about the whole notion of the ‘working classes’ that policy and other elites simply don’t get, and this book beautifully nails it by puncturing the problem—through some remarkably insightful analyses of former coalmining communities
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEducation, Work and Social Change in Britain’s Former Coalfield Communities
Subtitle of host publicationThe Ghost of Coal
EditorsRobin Simmons, Kat Simpson
Place of PublicationSwitzerland
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pagesv-vi
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-10792-4
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-10791-7, 978-3-031-10794-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Social class
  • Working class
  • Educational opportunities
  • Educational equality
  • Britain
  • Coalfield communities

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