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Education, inequality, and social identity

Title
Education, inequality, and social identity / edited by Lawrence Angus.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Falmer Press, 1993.

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Additional Authors
Angus, Lawrence B.
Description
vii, 204 pages; 24 cm
Summary
The ethnographic studies in this volume explore issues and approaches in the study of education and inequality. The authors identify that access to status, knowledge and power in society and in particular, in schools varies by virtue of individuals' social and cultural identities.
Alternative Title
Education, ineqaulity & social identity.
Subject
  • Educational equalization > Australia
  • Sexism in education > Australia
  • Education > Social aspects > Australia
  • Démocratisation de l'enseignement > Australie
  • Sexisme en éducation > Australie
  • Éducation > Aspect social > Australie
  • Education > Social aspects
  • Educational equalization
  • Sexism in education
  • Kind
  • Unterprivilegierung
  • Chancengleichheit
  • Sexismus
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Sociale ongelijkheid
  • Onderwijs
  • Schule
  • Australia
  • Australien
  • Children Education Equal opportunities
  • Australia
Note
  • Spine title: Education, inequality & social identity.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Educational Inequality and Cultural Conflict / Bruce Wilson and Johanna Wyn -- 2. Re-visioning Empowerment with the Research Subject and the 'At Risk' / Mary O'Dowd -- 3. Women in a Male Domain: Gender and Organizational Culture in a Christian Brothers College / Lawrence Angus -- 4. Cool Guys, Swots and Wimps: The Interplay of Masculinity and Education / Robert Connell -- 5. Inside the Disadvantaged Schools Program: The Politics of Practical Policy-making / Vivian White and Kenneth Johnston -- 6. Cultural Perspectives on Work and Schoolwork in an Australian Inner-city Boys' High School / James Walker -- 7. Reproducing Vocationalism in Secondary Schools: Marginalization in Practical Workshops / Robert Mealyea.
ISBN
  • 0750701722
  • 9780750701723
LCCN
92042863
OCLC
  • ocm27035501
  • 27035501
  • SCSB-1983093
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library