Ellen Brantlinger

Dividing Classes

How the Middle Class Negotiates and Rationalizes School Advantage

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this study of the school system of an Indiana town, Ellen Brantlinger studies educational expectations within segments of the middle class that have fairly high levels of attainment. Building on her findings, she examines the relationship between class structure and educational success. This book asserts the need to look beyond poor peoples' values and aspirations--and rather to consider the values of dominant groups--to explain class stratification and educational outcomes.

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First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 153mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780415932981
• ISBN-10: 041593298X
• Artikelnr.: 22252182

Autorenporträt

Ellen Brantlinger is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Preface 1. Class Position, Social Life, and School
Outcomes 2. Examining Social Class Reproduction at Micro and Emic Levels: A
Critical, Interpretive Study 3. Affluent Mothers Narrate Their Own and
Other People's Children 4. Conflicted Pedagogical and Curricular
Perspectives of Middle Class Mothers 5. Positions and Outlooks of Teachers
at Different Schools 6. Impact of Teacher Position on Divided Classes 7.
Succumbing to Demands: Administrators under Pressure 8. School Board
Perceptions of Policy and Power 9. Conclusion: Choosing a Democratic,
Communitarian Ethic for Schools and Society Notes References Subject Index
Author Index