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Betraying a generation : how education is failing young people / Patrick Ainley.
Author
Ainley, Patrick
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL, USA : Policy Press, c2016.
Description
1 online resource (150 p.).
Availability
Available Online
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Subject(s)
Education
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Great Britain
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History
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21st century
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Education
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Economic aspects
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Great Britain
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Education
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Aims and objectives
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Great Britain
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Education and state
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Great Britain
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Education, Higher
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Social aspects
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Great Britain
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Youth
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Employment
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Series
Policy Press shorts. Insights
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Summary note
THREE. Class structure in the 21st century; Pyramid or diamond?; Or an hourglass with a squeezed middle?; Instead, the class structure goes 'pear-shaped'; So farewell to the middle class?; Or farewell to the working class and hello to the precariat?; Summary; FOUR. RUNNING UP A DOWN-ESCALATOR; The new student experience; 'Independent state schools'; Opportunities to be unequal; Redrawing the academic and vocational divide; Selection and differentiation; Aiming higher?; Student or 'apprentice'?; Summary; FIVE. A new politics of education; Towards a democratic professionalism.
Ainley explains how English education is now driven by the economy and politics, having failed to deliver upward social mobility and a brighter future. Concludes with suggestions for positive change.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 11, 2016).
ISBN
9781447332121 (electronic book)
1447332121 (electronic book)
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