Education and Social Mobility Dreams of Success |
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| Author:
| Hoskins, Kate
Barker, Bernard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85856-613-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Institute of Education Press (IOE Press)
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| Imprint: | Trentham Books Limited |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines Government plans to improve upward mobility in England and considers the chances of success in the light of qualitative interviews with 88 school students. It suggests that governments consistently underestimate the resistances to mobility that are embedded in social and occupational structures.
This book examines Government plans to improve upward mobility in England and considers the chances of success in the light of qualitative interviews with 88 school students. It suggests that governments consistently underestimate the resistances to mobility that are embedded in social and occupational structures.