Education and the middle class

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    • Power, Sally

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Education and the middle class

Sally Power ... [et al.]

Open University Press, 2003

  • : pbk
  • : hard

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-171) and index

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内容説明

It is often assumed that for middle class and academically able children, schooling is a straightforward process that leads to academic success, higher education and entry into middle class occupations. However this fascinating book shows these relationships to be complex and often uncertain. Based on the biographies of 350 young men and women who might have been considered 'destined for success' at the start of their secondary schooling, the book maps out the educational pathways they took. It analyses their subsequent achievements and entry into employment and compares them with their parents, with one another, and with their generation. Identifying patterns in the data, it also explores examples of extraordinary success and failure, and various forms of interrupted and disrupted careers. As well as documenting a compelling human story, the findings have important implications for current policy debates about academic selection, access to elite universities, and the limits of meritocracy.

目次

Acknowledgements Destined for success? political arithmetic and personal narratives Schooling the middle class Choosing the right school Success realized? achievements at school Fitting in and getting on Schoolgirls, schoolboys and schoolwork Middle class students and university 'fish in water'? Failing against the odds? Entering middle class employment The present and the future Including the middle class Appendices References Index.

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