Our School Days: A Narrative Inquiry of the Lived Experiences of Former Pupils in Derbyshire Primary Schools from 1944 to 2009 Item Type Thesis or dissertation Authors Shelton, Fiona Citation Shelton, F. (2021), Our School Days: A Narrative Inquiry of the Lived Experiences of Former Pupils in Derbyshire Primary Schools from 1944 to 2009, University of Derby. Publisher University of Derby Rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Download date 05/10/2021 19:36:22 Item License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10545/625619 University of Derby Our School Days A Narrative Inquiry of the Lived Experiences of Former Pupils in Derbyshire Primary Schools from 1944 to 2009 Fiona Shelton Doctor of Education 2020 Sensitivity: Confidential Sensitivity: Confidential Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................................. i List of figures .................................................................................................................................... iv List of tables...................................................................................................................................... iv List of artefacts ................................................................................................................................. iv List of appendices ............................................................................................................................. iv Preface ............................................................................................................................................... vi Abstract ............................................................................................................................................ vii Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................................... ix Chapter One: Introduction to the Research ..................................... 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