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Inequality Across Societies
. Ed(S): Fuller, Bruce; Hannum, Emily; Baker, David; Werum, Regina E.
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Hardback. Why has schooling failed to deliver on its promise of reducing economic and social disparities? This volume addresses this and other questions, taking the reader into a variety of nations and cultural settings. It illuminates how schools can reduce or reinforce the layered stratification of society, even in nations with non-western traditions. Editor(s): Fuller, Bruce; Hannum, Emily; Baker, David; Werum, Regina E. Series: Research in Sociology of Education. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
Most societies place great faith in the modern school's power to offer children a more prosperous future, from better jobs to wider social opportunities. In turn, political leaders around the world push to expand western forms of schooling, creating more slots for children, from preschool through university levels. Yet despite this remarkable institutional change, are societies becoming equitable, especially for those groups living on the margins of civil society? Why, in too many cases, has schooling failed to deliver on its promise of reducing economic and social disparities? This volume addresses these questions, taking the reader into a variety of ... Read more
Most societies place great faith in the modern school's power to offer children a more prosperous future, from better jobs to wider social opportunities. In turn, political leaders around the world push to expand western forms of schooling, creating more slots for children, from preschool through university levels. Yet despite this remarkable institutional change, are societies becoming equitable, especially for those groups living on the margins of civil society? Why, in too many cases, has schooling failed to deliver on its promise of reducing economic and social disparities? This volume addresses these questions, taking the reader into a variety of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Research in Sociology of Education
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762310616
SKU
V9780762310616
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