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Explaining Inequalities in School Achievement: a realist analysis

By Roy Nash , Hugh Lauder

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
0754679047, 9780754679042, 0754697894, 9780754697893
LCC
LC213 .N365 2010
Open Library ID
OL23872637M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
49 MB (51110060 bytes)
Pages
250\270
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Inequalities in educational opportunity have been a persistent feature of all school systems for generations with conventional explanations of differences in educational attainment tending to be reduced to either quantitative or non-quantitative 'list' theories. In this groundbreaking book, Roy Nash argues that a realist framework for the sociological explanation of group differences in educational attainment can, and must be, constructed. A move to such an explanatory framework will allow us to take into account the social influences of early childhood development, the later emergence of social identities and the nature of the social class impact of educational and career decision-making. By building on the critical analyses of the theories of Bourdieu, Boudon and Bernstein, this book makes a vital contribution to the current policy and theoretical debate about the causes of educational inequality.

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