Title Reconstructions of Secondary Education : Theory, Myth and Practice Since the Second World War

Published Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (401 pages) Series Routledge Library Editions: Education Routledge library editions. Education. Contents Cover; Reconstructions of Secondary Education; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part 1: Problems and Methods; 1. Overview; 2. Data, Methods and Collaborative Research; Part 2: Policy and Myth; Introduction; 3. Scottish Education and the Scottish Myth; 4. Policy for Certification since the War; 5. Certification, Selection and General Education; 6. General Education and Myth: Some Examples; Part 3: Education and Employment; Introduction; 7. The Extension of Certification and the Tightening Bond; 8. The Limited Influence of Employers on Secondary Schools 9. Education and UnemploymentPart 4: Selection and Rejection; Introduction; 10. Pupils' Experiences of Selection; 11. Truancy: Rejection is Mutual; Part 5: Education and Class; Introduction; 12. Social-Class Inequality in Educational Attainment since the War; 13. The Reorganisation of Secondary Education; 14. The Early Impact of Comprehensive Reorganisation; Part 6: Myth and Reconstruction; Introduction; 15. School Differences and School Effects: Knowledge and the Potency of Schooling; 16 Summary: Myth and Practice in Scottish Education 17. Politics, Education and the Reconstruction of ResearchNotes; References; Index Summary British secondary education has changed in major ways since 1945. This book examines some consequences and implications of both change and stability, drawing on a unique series of national surveys of school leavers in Scotland. The authors provide an empirical and theoretical account of central problems of contemporary schooling. Their analysis covers: certification, curriculum and selection; the effects of educational expansion; trends in educational inequality; the impact of comprehensive reorganisation; truancy and alienation from schooling; the explanation of differences in performance Notes Print version record Subject Education, Secondary -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century Education -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century Education Education, Secondary Scotland Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author McPherson, Andrew Raffe, David ISBN 9780203181218 0203181212

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