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Tearing Down the Gates : Confronting the Class Divide in American Education.
We often hear about the growing divide between rich and poor in America. This compelling expos, backed by up-to-date research, locates the source of this trend where we might least expect to find it--in our schools. Written for a wide audience, Tearing Down the Gates is a powerful indictment of Amer...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 520 | |a We often hear about the growing divide between rich and poor in America. This compelling expos, backed by up-to-date research, locates the source of this trend where we might least expect to find it--in our schools. Written for a wide audience, Tearing Down the Gates is a powerful indictment of American education that shows how schools, colleges, and universities exacerbate inequality by providing ample opportunities for advantaged students while shutting the gates on the poor--and even the middle class. Peter Sacks tells the stories of young people and families as they struggle to negotiate. | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a C o n t e n t s; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Lost Illusions; PART ONE: RICH FAMILIES, POOR FAMILIES; 1. Ashlea and Gillian; 2. "Do We Look Intimidating?"; PART TWO: STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF PUBLICSCHOOLS; 3. Berkeley High and the Politics of Exclusion; 4. "Do I Make the Kids Smart or Get Them into College?"; 5. Public Schools, Private Privilege; PART THREE: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR THE RICH; 6. Class Matters; 7. Part Church, Part Car Dealer; 8. A Social Compact Broken; 9. Government Gifts to the Rich. | |
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