1st Edition

Schooling Comprehensive Kids Pupil Responses to Education

By Amanda Palmer Copyright 1998
238 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1998, this volume is based upon an ethnographic study of white and black in a mixed comprehensive school conducted during the 1980s and explores differentiation in the classroom, looking at gender, colour and class differences within groups of students. The findings are discussed in the light of the strong debate within the sociology of education that took place during the... Read more

1. Introduction. 2. Introduction to Bridgehurst and Leafield Comprehensive. 3. Boys and Girls – Different but Equal? 4. Black and White – Unite or Fight? 5. Classes within Classes. 6. Choosing for the Future. 7. Expectations and Destinations. 8. Summary and Conclusion.

Biography

Amanda Palmer