Education, equality and social cohesion : a comparative analysis

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Education, equality and social cohesion : a comparative analysis

Andy Green, John Preston and Jan Germen Janmaat

Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

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Includes bibliographical references and index

First published in paperback 2008

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The first fully comparative empirical analysis of the relationship between education and social cohesion, this book develops a new 'distributional theory' of the effects of educational inequality on social solidarity. Based on extensive analysis of data on inequality and social attitudes for over 25 developed countries.

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Education and the Rediscovery of Social Cohesion Education and Social Cohesion: Re-Centring the Debate Educational Inequality and Social Cohesion: An Over-Time Analysis Education, Tolerance and Social Cohesion Ethno-Linguistic Diversity, Citizenship Education and Civic Attitudes Comprehensive Schooling and Educational Inequality Models of Lifelong Learning and the 'Knowledge Society' Conclusion: Some Remarks on Future Research Notes and References Appendix: Data Tables Bibliography Index

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