This study employs a qualitative approach grounded in Critical Policy Analysis (CPA) to examine school poverty and the implications of educational policy for social justice education. Using a photo-ethnographic design for data collection, fifteen participants were interviewed and engaged in capturing photographs and Google Earth images of schools, enabling a deeper exploration of intra-urban school poverty and its interpretation as relates to social justice in education. We analyzed the data using thematic and narrative approaches. Findings of this study revealed the existing differences in quality standards of public urban schools with some schools being in poor condition compared to others schools. This is manifested by complex factors including unequal school funding policy and severe financial constraints alongside global forces such as the role of neoliberal policies noticed by the reduction in government funding on public education. Our study underscores the complexity of conceptualizing urban school poverty, highlighting how the current educational policies perpetuate inequalities within public urban schools.

Authors:
Mastano Dzimbiri, Miami University, United States
Abisola Adegunju, Miami University, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Dr.Mastano Dzimbiri is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Miami University,Ohio.His research focuses on educational policy, and geography education. His current project examines the intersection between geography and gender in education

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