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The Question of Class
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Gorski, Paul C. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2007
For too long, educators' approach to understanding the relationships between poverty, class and education has been framed by studying the behaviors and cultures of poor students and their families. If only people--in the middle and upper-middle classes--can understand "their" culture, why "those people" do not value education, why "those parents"…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Economically Disadvantaged, Socioeconomic Influences, Poverty