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Betraying a generation : how education is failing young people /

Ainley explains how English education is now driven by the economy and politics, having failed to deliver upward social mobility and a brighter future. Concludes with suggestions for positive change.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ainley, Patrick (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2016.
Colección:Policy Press shorts. Insights.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Ainley explains how English education is now driven by the economy and politics, having failed to deliver upward social mobility and a brighter future. Concludes with suggestions for positive change.
THREE. Class structure in the 21st century; Pyramid or diamond?; Or an hourglass with a squeezed middle?; Instead, the class structure goes 'pear-shaped'; So farewell to the middle class?; Or farewell to the working class and hello to the precariat?; Summary; FOUR. RUNNING UP A DOWN-ESCALATOR; The new student experience; 'Independent state schools'; Opportunities to be unequal; Redrawing the academic and vocational divide; Selection and differentiation; Aiming higher?; Student or 'apprentice'?; Summary; FIVE. A new politics of education; Towards a democratic professionalism.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (v, 142 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781447332138
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