Schooling Inequality Aspirations, Opportunities and the Reproduction of Social Class

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Publisher's Synopsis

Despite a mass expansion of the higher education sector in the UK since the 1960s, young people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds remain less likely to enter university than their advantaged counterparts.

Drawing on unique new research gathered from three contrasting secondary schools in England, including interviews with children from three year groups and careers advisors, this book explores the aspirations, opportunities and experiences of young people from different social-class backgrounds against a backdrop of continuing inequalities in education.

By focusing both on the stories of young people and the schools themselves, the book sheds light on the institutional structures and practices that render young people more, or less, able to pursue their aspirations.

Book information

ISBN: 9781447360285
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 379.260942
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 198
Weight: 316g
Height: 156mm
Width: 234mm
Spine width: 14mm