British private schools : research on policy and practice /

British private schools are a continuing topic of fascination for many. In particular, the leading so-called public schools have long been subjected both to criticism for their elitism and praise for their academic success. Traditionally, Conservative governments have strongly supported the private...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Walford, Geoffrey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Portland, OR : Woburn Press, ©2003.
Colección:Woburn education series.
Temas:
Private schools > Great Britain.
Private schools > Government policy > Great Britain.
Écoles privées > Grande-Bretagne.
Écoles privées > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
Private schools.
Private schools > Government policy.
Great Britain.
Education
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter Introduction
  • part Part I HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
  • chapter 1 From Labour to New Labour: Bridging the Divide between State and Private Schooling / Ted Tapper
  • chapter 2 The Trades Union Congress and the Public Schools 1870-1970
  • chapter 3 Planning Enlightenment and Dignity The Girls' Schools 1918-1958
  • chapter 4 Intakes and Examination Results at State and Private Schools / Alice Sullivan
  • part Part II PRESENT-DAY PRIVATE SCHOOLS
  • chapter 5 Teacher Sickness Absence in Independent Schools / Tony Bowers
  • chapter 6 Use and Ornament: Girls in Former Boys' Independent Schools / Pauline Dooley
  • chapter 7 Independent Schools and Charitable Status: Legal Meaning, Taxation Advantages, and Potential Removal / David Palfreyman
  • chapter 8 Muslim Schools in Britain / Geoffrey Walford
  • part Part III SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY CHOICE
  • chapter 9 Parental Choice and Involvement: Private and State Schools / Anne West
  • chapter 10 Economic Aspirations, Cultural Replication and Social Dilemmas--Interpreting Parental Choice of British Private Schools / Nick Foskett
  • chapter 11 Choice or Chance: The University Challenge--How Schools Reproduce and Produce Social Capital in the Choice Process.

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