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Reconstructions of Secondary Education : Theory, Myth and Practice Since the Second World War.

British secondary education has changed in major ways since 1945. This book examines some consequences and implications of both change and stability, drawing on a unique series of national surveys of school leavers in Scotland. The authors provide an empirical and theoretical account of central prob...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gray, John
Otros Autores: McPherson, Andrew, Raffe, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge library editions. Education.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Reconstructions of Secondary Education; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part 1: Problems and Methods; 1. Overview; 2. Data, Methods and Collaborative Research; Part 2: Policy and Myth; Introduction; 3. Scottish Education and the Scottish Myth; 4. Policy for Certification since the War; 5. Certification, Selection and General Education; 6. General Education and Myth: Some Examples; Part 3: Education and Employment; Introduction; 7. The Extension of Certification and the Tightening Bond; 8. The Limited Influence of Employers on Secondary Schools.
  • 9. Education and UnemploymentPart 4: Selection and Rejection; Introduction; 10. Pupils' Experiences of Selection; 11. Truancy: Rejection is Mutual; Part 5: Education and Class; Introduction; 12. Social-Class Inequality in Educational Attainment since the War; 13. The Reorganisation of Secondary Education; 14. The Early Impact of Comprehensive Reorganisation; Part 6: Myth and Reconstruction; Introduction; 15. School Differences and School Effects: Knowledge and the Potency of Schooling; 16 Summary: Myth and Practice in Scottish Education.
  • 17. Politics, Education and the Reconstruction of ResearchNotes; References; Index.