1st Edition
The University Challenge (2004) Higher Education Markets and Social Stratification
By Pugsley Lesley
Copyright 2004
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Published in 2004, this book discusses whether the rhetoric of the market in higher education is matched by the realities of choice.
In the first comprehensive study of higher education markets and sixth form choice, Lesley Pugsley argues that the annual burst of media-fuelled panic about university entrance leads to a misinformed rhetoric about the purpose and value of higher education.... Read more
1. Setting the Scene. 2. Change and the Academy. 3. Patterns of Participation. 4. Choice and Class. 5. Schools and Choice. 6. Families and Choice. 7. Parental Roles, Locality and Choice. 8. Myths, Monsters and Moving On. 9. Exploring Choice.
Biography
Pugsley Lesley
