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Reconstructions of Secondary Education

Theory, Myth and Practice since the Second World War

Reconstructions of Secondary Education( )
Author: Gray, John
McPherson, Andrew
Raffe, David
Series title:Routledge Library Editions: Education Ser.
ISBN:978-0-415-68918-2
Publication Date:Dec 2011
Publisher:Routledge
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $195.00
Book Description:

British secondary education has changed in major ways since 1945. This book examines some consequences and implications of both change and stability, drawing on a unique series of national surveys of school leavers in Scotland. The authors provide an empirical and theoretical account of central problems of contemporary schooling. Their analysis covers: certification, curriculum and selection; the effects of educational expansion; trends in educational inequality; the impact of...
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Book Details
Pages:4
Detailed Subjects: Education / Schools / Levels / Secondary
Education / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):9.126 x 6.084 x 0.936 Inches
Book Weight:1.69 Pounds
Author Biography
Gray, John (Author)
John Gray was born on April 17, 1948 in South Shields, England. He received a B.A., M.Phil., and D.Phil. from Exeter College, Oxford. He taught at several universities including the University of Essex, Jesus College, Oxford, and the University of Oxford. He retired as Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008.

He contributes regularly to The Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement and the New Statesman, where he is the lead book reviewer. He is the author of several books including False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism, Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals, Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and The Death of Utopia, and The Immortalisation Commission: Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death.

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