Description
| Product ID: | 9781447367949 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Making of a Left-Behind Class |
| Subtitle: | Educational Stratification, Meritocracy and Widening Participation |
| Authors: | Author: Fred Powell, Pat Leahy, Olive Byrne, Margaret Scanlon, Hilary Jenkinson |
| Page Count: | 214 |
| Subjects: | Social discrimination and social justice, Social discrimination & inequality, Social mobility, Social classes, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Welfare and benefit systems, Educational strategies and policy: inclusion, Higher education, tertiary education, Social mobility, Social classes, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Welfare & benefit systems, Inclusive education / mainstreaming, Higher & further education, tertiary education |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Despite the high aspirations of young people from disadvantaged communities, they face barriers that are frustrating the realisation of their educational ambitions. This book analyses the ‘left-behind’ phenomenon and explains how denied educational equality undermines social cohesion and what we can do about it. |
| Imprint Name: | Policy Press |
| Publisher Name: | Bristol University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-03-04 |
