Compulsory Education and the Dispossession of Youth in a Prison School |
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| Author:
| Vaught, Sabina E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8166-9619-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $179.99 |
Book Description:
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An institutionalethnography of race and gender power in one juvenile prison school system, Compulsoryhas major implications for public education. Through an analysis of theexperiences of prisoners, teachers, state officials, mothers, and more, itprovides insight into the broad compulsory systems of schooling, asking readersto reconsider understandings of the role, purpose, and value of state schoolingtoday.
An institutionalethnography of race and gender power in one juvenile prison school system, Compulsoryhas major implications for public education. Through an analysis of theexperiences of prisoners, teachers, state officials, mothers, and more, itprovides insight into the broad compulsory systems of schooling, asking readersto reconsider understandings of the role, purpose, and value of state schoolingtoday.