The Reproduction of Class in Canada's Elite Independent Schools.

Maxwell, James D.; Maxwell, Mary Percival

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ERIC Number: EJ520829

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Reproduction of Class in Canada's Elite Independent Schools.

Maxwell, James D.; Maxwell, Mary Percival

British Journal of Sociology of Education, v16 n3 p309-26 Sep 1995

Maintains that although Canada's private schools attempt to reproduce dominant cultural ideology, meritocracy and recruitment have created paradoxical effects. Academic competition results in fewer private school graduates being admitted to top universities. Further studies reveal no correlation between private school and financial success. (MJP)

Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Economic Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Elitism, Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System, Hidden Curriculum, Ideology, Private Schools, Social Control, Social Theories, Socialization, Traditionalism

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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