| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 253 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Sociology in the twenty-first century ; 3
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Sociology in the 21st century (University of California Press) ; 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The promise(s) of education -- Competing visions of public education : who and what should it be for? -- What does education do? paradigms and theories about how education works -- Inequality by socioeconomic background and class -- Inequality by race and ethnicity, immigrant status, and language ability -- Inequality by gender and disability -- Educational inequality in other nations -- Education reforms and inequality / Jessica Brathwaite and Kimberly Goyette -- If we don't like educational inequality, why is it so hard to make it go away? |
| Summary |
"Education in America introduces readers to social inequality in education in the U.S. The book highlights findings from current, rigorous sociological research, covering patterns and trends in inequality in education by socioeconomic background, race, and gender, and framing them in the context of current issues and controversies such as expanded accountability and school choice policies. This book sheds light on the complexity of inequality in schools--that inequality is difficult to attribute to a single factor or explanation, and that it works differently by socioeconomic status, race, and gender. This complexity, in turn, complicates possible overarching policy solutions"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Educational equalization -- United States.
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Educational equalization. |
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United States. |
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Education -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Education -- Social aspects. |
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Equality -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Equality -- Social aspects. |
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Equality. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Goyette, Kimberly A. Education in America. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520285101 (DLC) 2016045251 |
| ISBN |
9780520960718 (electronic book) |
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0520960718 (electronic book) |
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9780520285101 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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