Social class and education : global perspectives / edited by Lois Weis and Nadine Dolby.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weis, Lois.

Dolby, Nadine, 1964-

Series:

Education in global context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational sociology--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational sociology.

Social classes--Cross-cultural studies.

Social classes.

Education and globalization--Cross-cultural studies.

Education and globalization.

Comparative education.

Comparative education--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational equalization--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational equalization.

Students with social disabilities--Education--Cross-cultural studies.

Students with social disabilities.

Education.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

x, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

Social Class and Education: Global Perspectives is the first empirically grounded volume to explore the intersections of class, social structure, opportunity, and education on a truly global scale. Eleven essays from contributors representing the United States, Europe, China, Latin America, and other regions offer an unparalleled examination of how social class differences are made and experienced through schooling. By underscoring the consequences of our new global reality, this volume takes seriously the transnational migration of commerce, capital, and peoples and the ramifications of such for education and social structure. Moving beyond national confines, internationally recognized scholars Lois Weis and Nadine Dolby offer a set of emblematic essays that break hew theoretical and empirical ground on the ways class is produced and maintained through education around the world. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section 1 Postsecondary Access, Equity, and Educational Opportunity in the Global Economy 13

1 Expanded Opportunities for All in Global Higher Education Systems / Richard Arum Arum, Richard, Adam Gamoran Gamoran, Adam, Yossi Shavit Shavit, Yossi 15

2 The Changing Educational Opportunity Structure in China: Positioning for Access to Higher Education / Yan Zhao Ciupak Ciupak, Yan Zhao, Amy E. Stich Stich, Amy E. 37

3 Race, Class, and Bachelor's Degree Completion in American Higher Education: Examining the Role of Life Course Transitions / Josipa Roksa Roksa, Josipa 51

Section 2 Cultural Politics, Transnational Movement, and the Role of Class 71

4 Class Wreckage and Class Re-Positioning: Narratives of Japanese-Educated Taiwanese / Shumin Lin Lin, Shumin 73

5 Producing Class and Ethnic Identities among Turkish Youth in Working- and Middle-Class Schools in Germany / Daniel Faas Faas, Daniel 91

6 Transnational Latin American Families in the United States: Parenting and Schooling in the "Neither Here Nor There" / Catalina Crespo-Sancho Crespo-Sancho, Catalina 107

7 African Migrant Youth, Schooling, and Social Class in Cape Town / Caroline Foubister Foubister, Caroline, Azeem Badroodien Badroodien, Azeem 124

Section 3 Class and the Changing Global Educational Context 139

8 Global Scapes of Abjection: The Contemporary Dynamics of Some Intersecting Injustices / Jane Kenway Kenway, Jane, Anna Hickey-Moody Hickey-Moody, Anna 141

9 "Being Middle Class Is Not Enough": Social Class, Education, and School Choice in Spain / Antonio Olmedo Olmedo, Antonio, Luis Eduardo Santa Cruz Cruz, Luis Eduardo Santa 159

10 Educating Supranational Citizens: The Incorporation of English Language Education into Curriculum Policies / Yun-Kyung Cha Cha, Yun-Kyung, Seung-Hwan Ham Ham, Seung-Hwan 177

11 Cultural Politics in the "New" India: Social Class, Neoliberal Globalization, and the Education Paradox / Ruchira Ganguly-Scrase Ganguly-Scrase, Ruchira, Timothy J. Scrase Scrase, Timothy J. 198.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415886963

0415886961

OCLC:

712124147