1st Edition
Identity, Neoliberalism and Aspiration Educating white working-class boys
By Garth Stahl
Copyright 2015
190 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In recent years there has been growing concern over the pervasive disparities in academic achievement that are highly influenced by ethnicity, class and gender. Specifically, within the neoliberal policy rhetoric, there has been concern over underachievement of working-class young males, specifically white working-class boys. The historic persistence of this pattern, and the ominous implication... Read more
Introduction Part 1 1. Working-class Student Educational Experience: An Amalgamation of Factors 2. Establishing a Framework to Explore Identity 3. Egalitarianism in the Habitus Part 2 4. Defining Class and Social Class Identitification 5. Social Class Influence and Educational Engagement 6. Narratives in Reconstituting, Reaffirming And The Self: ‘Othering’ the Non-Normative 7. Aspirations, Myths, Ambivalence and Reality 8. Conclusions and Recommendations Appendices
Biography
Garth Stahl is Lecturer in Literacy Education and Sociology in the School of Education, University of South Australia, Australia.
