Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ548260
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Staying Ahead: The Middle Class and School Reform in England and Wales.
Kerckhoff, Alan C.; And Others
Sociology of Education, v70 n1 p19-35 Jan 1997
Examines the reform in England and Wales that changed the secondary school system from a selective to a comprehensive type during the period 1965-74. Discusses middle class resistance to this change. Analyzes enrollment patterns to show how the middle class retained an advantage even as the schools changed. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Educational Principles, Foreign Countries, Institutional Mission, Middle Class, Middle Class Culture, Power Structure, Public Education, Secondary Education, Social Class, Social Control, Social Stratification, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales)
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