The High Status Track: Studies of Elite Schools and Stratification

The High Status Track: Studies of Elite Schools and Stratification
ISBN-10
0791400107
ISBN-13
9780791400104
Category
Education
Pages
261
Language
English
Published
1990-01-01
Publisher
SUNY Press
Authors
Paul W. Kingston, Lionel Stanley Lewis

Description

The essays in this groundbreaking volume significantly advance our understanding of the process by which an elite school education provides graduates with distinctly favorable life chances. The authors examine the contemporary issue and controversy in the field of education (and society) which focuses on both the advantages and disadvantages of public versus private schooling. Those interested in issues of social stratification and its impact in the educational context will find this a useful and important contribution to the literature in the field.

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