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Gender, "race", and class in schooling : a new introduction / Chris Gaine and Rosalyn George.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gaine, Chris.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational equalization--Great Britain.
- Educational equalization.
- Discrimination in education--Great Britain.
- Discrimination in education.
- Minorities--Education--Great Britain.
- Minorities.
- Education--Social aspects--Great Britain.
- Education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia, PA : Falmer Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With education and social inequalities under scrutiny, this timely book provides an up-to-date summary of research into the key issues, as well as practical strategies for educators, including strategies for staff development, working with children and school policy. The facts have changed significantly, and much received wisdom cannot be relied upon: girls' performance is rising faster than boys and surpasses them in almost all respects up to the age of 18; unequal opportunity faced by those of different race is becoming more fractured along class, gender, ethnic and religious lines; class di
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Key Ideas and Concepts; 2 Facts and Representations; 3 Language; 4 Curriculum; 5 The Experience of School; 6 Achievement; 7 Policy: Separatism by Default, Design or Exclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-165) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-71107-0
- 0-203-98482-X
- 1-280-14232-4
- 1-135-71108-9
- 9780203984826
- OCLC:
- 70749990
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