1st Edition
Making the Difference Schools, families and social division
By RW Connell
Copyright 1982
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1982, Making the Difference has become a classic in the study of education and of Australian society. Hailed on publication as 'certainly the most interesting book written about Australian schools in a very long time [and] arguably the most important', it has since been recognised as one of the 10 most influential works of Australian sociology, 'not just a major argument, and... Read more
Preface
1 Inequality and education
2 Families and their kids
3 Kids and their schools
4 Schools and the organization of social life
5 Inequality and what to do about it
Appendix: Details of method
Notes
Reading guide
Index
1 Inequality and education
2 Families and their kids
3 Kids and their schools
4 Schools and the organization of social life
5 Inequality and what to do about it
Appendix: Details of method
Notes
Reading guide
Index
Biography
RAEWYN CONNELL is University Professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney; DEAN ASHENDEN writes on education and other issues; GARY DOWSETT is Professor in the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University, Melbourne; SANDRA KESSLER teaches adult literacy and English to speakers of other languages.
