| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
21st Century Standpoints |
| Contents |
About the author, p.viii -- Acknowledgements, p.ix -- List of figures and tables, p.x -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction: a personal reflection, p.1 -- one. Why can't education compensate for society?, p.11 -- two. The history of class in education, p.29 -- three. Working-class educational experiences, p.57 -- four. Class in the classroom, p.75 -- five. Social mobility: a problematic solution, p.101 -- six. The middle and upper classes: getting the 'best' for your own child, p.131 -- seven. Class feeling: troubling the soul and preying on the psyche, p.155 -- eight. Conclusion, p.175 -- Epilogue: thinking through class, p.197 -- Notes, p.201 -- References, p.211 -- Index, p.231 |
| Summary |
This book brings Brian Jackson and Dennis Marsden's pioneering Education and the Working Class from 1962 up to date for the 21st century and reveals what we can do to achieve a fairer education system |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-230) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Educational equalization.
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Working class -- Education.
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Educational sociology.
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Discrimination in education.
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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EDUCATION -- Philosophy & Social Aspects.
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Discrimination in education
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Educational equalization
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Educational sociology
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Working class -- Education
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Education.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781447330646 |
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1447330641 |
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9781447330660 |
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1447330668 |
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