Tearing Down the Gates : Confronting the Class Divide in American Education.

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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sacks, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2003.
Temas:
Educational equalization > United States.
Discrimination in education > United States.
Social classes > United States.
Démocratisation de l'enseignement > États-Unis.
Discrimination en éducation > États-Unis.
Classes sociales > États-Unis.
Discrimination in education
Educational equalization
Social classes
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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