Gender, 'Race' and Class in Schooling: A New Introduction

by Chris Gaine, Rosalyn George

Overview

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 divisions are increased with the reintroduction of selection and has become a matter of concern for government and school policy makers. This title makes good the lack of literature on inequality, and brings teachers, and those training to be teachers, the latest information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135711078
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/27/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	180
File size:	482 KB

About the Author

Dr Chris Gaine, Ms Rosalyn George

Table of Contents

1 Key Ideas and Concepts, 2 Facts and Representations, Women and the Economy, Ethnic Minorities in Britain: A Brief Descriptive Account, Social Class, 3 Language, Language and Inequality: An Introduction, Gender and Language, ‘Race’ and Language, Class and Language, 4 Curriculum, Gender and the Curriculum, Curriculum: ‘Race’, Curriculum: Class, 5 The Experience of School, Girl’s Experience of Schooling, Experience: ‘Race’, Experience: Class, 6 Achievement, Gender and Achievement, Achievement: ‘Race’, Class and Achievement, 7 Policy: Separatism by Default, Design or Exclusion, Gender and Separate Schooling, ‘Race’ and Separate Schooling, Class and Separate Schooling

Editorial Reviews

'This is thoughtful and persuasive: an excellent primer.' - Times Educational Supplement

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