Education and the middle class
By: Sally Power ... [et al.].
Contributors: Power, Sally.
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Buckingham; Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Middle class -- Education -- Great Britain -- Longitudinal studies; Educational surveys -- Great Britain
Genres: Longitudinal studies.
Description: "Based on the biographies of 350 young men and women who might have been considered 'destined for success' at the start of their secondary schooling, the book maps out the educational pathways they took. It analyses their subsequent achievements and entry into employment and compares them with their parents, with one another, and with their generation. Identifying patterns in the data, it also explores examples of extraordinary success and failure, and various forms of interrupted and disrupted careers." "As well as documenting a compelling human story, the findings have important implications for current policy debates about academic selection, access to elite universities, and the limits of meritocracy."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.