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Education, equality and social cohesion : a comparative analysis
- Title
- Education, equality and social cohesion : a comparative analysis / Andy Green, John Preston and Jan Germen Janmaat.
- Author
- Green, Andy, 1954-
- Publication
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
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- Description
- ix, 226 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Offering an empirical analysis of the relationship between education and social cohesion, this book develops a 'distributional theory' of the effects of educational inequality on social solidarity. It also shows how educational inequality undermines social trust, civic co-operation, and the rule of law.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-218) and indexes.
- Contents
- Introduction : education and the rediscovery of social cohesion -- 1. Education and social cohesion : re-centring the debate -- 2. Educational inequality and social cohesion : an over-time analysis -- 3. Education, tolerance and social cohesion -- 4. Ethno-linguistic diversity, civic attitudes and citizenship education -- 5. Comprehensive schooling and educational inequality -- 6. Models of lifelong learning and the 'knowledge society' : education for competitiveness and social cohesion -- 7. Conclusion : some remarks on future research.
- ISBN
- 1403987971
- 9781403987976
- LCCN
- 2006042266
- 9781403987976
- OCLC
- ocn156792446
- 156792446
- SCSB-8907745
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library