Olga Den Besten
Biographic Data
| ID | 3674801 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olga Den Besten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olga Den |
| FAMILY NAME | Besten |
| SIGNATURE | BESTEN O D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Northampton |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Claiming events of school (re)design: Materialising the promise ofBuilding Schools for the Future
This paper focuses upon a major, 'flagship' programme of investment in school building (re)development instigated by the UK New Labour Government between 2004 and 2010: Building Schools for the Future (BSF). Drawing upon empirical material from research in two schools which were undergoing refurbishment in this policy context, we explore how BSF was manifest, in practice, as an event characterised by the promise of transformation. We focus upon t…
Local belonging and 'geographies of emotions: Immigrant children's experience of their neighbourhoods in Paris and Berlin
This article argues that a sense of local belonging and emotional attitudes to one's neighbourhood are inherently interconnected. It explores immigrant children's emotional experiences of their neighbourhoods in Paris and Berlin through subjective maps drawn by the children. The article highlights the social and spatial nature of immigrant children's belongings, and how their different emotional geographies are connected to differential access to…
Claiming events of school (re)design: Materialising the promise ofBuilding Schools for the Future
This paper focuses upon a major, 'flagship' programme of investment in school building (re)development instigated by the UK New Labour Government between 2004 and 2010: Building Schools for the Future (BSF). Drawing upon empirical material from research in two schools which were undergoing refurbishment in this policy context, we explore how BSF was manifest, in practice, as an event characterised by the promise of transformation. We focus upon t…
Local belonging and 'geographies of emotions: Immigrant children's experience of their neighbourhoods in Paris and Berlin
This article argues that a sense of local belonging and emotional attitudes to one's neighbourhood are inherently interconnected. It explores immigrant children's emotional experiences of their neighbourhoods in Paris and Berlin through subjective maps drawn by the children. The article highlights the social and spatial nature of immigrant children's belongings, and how their different emotional geographies are connected to differential access to…
Local belonging and 'geographies of emotions: Immigrant children's experience of their neighbourhoods in Paris and Berlin
This article argues that a sense of local belonging and emotional attitudes to one's neighbourhood are inherently interconnected. It explores immigrant children's emotional experiences of their neighbourhoods in Paris and Berlin through subjective maps drawn by the children. The article highlights the social and spatial nature of immigrant children's belongings, and how their different emotional geographies are connected to differential access to…
Claiming events of school (re)design: Materialising the promise ofBuilding Schools for the Future
This paper focuses upon a major, 'flagship' programme of investment in school building (re)development instigated by the UK New Labour Government between 2004 and 2010: Building Schools for the Future (BSF). Drawing upon empirical material from research in two schools which were undergoing refurbishment in this policy context, we explore how BSF was manifest, in practice, as an event characterised by the promise of transformation. We focus upon t…
Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Government (linguistics (1 works) · Immigration (1 works) · Investment (military (1 works)