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OverviewEducation reforms have ""raised standards"" but deepened inequity. More students now reach the previously ""elite"" level, of five higher grade passes in their final examinations, but at the same time inequalities of ""race"", class and gender have grown. Focusing on two London schools, this volume exposes the processes of selection and differential treatment that shape these trends. As schools strive to meet performance targets, teachers find themselves rationing education. An ""A-to-C economy"" has developed where students are labelled, sorted and selected according to their supposed chances of attaining grades A-to-C. The situation is worsened by government refusal to prioritise equity issues, an examination system that institutionalises failure, and a testing industry that reinforces dangerously simple notions of ""ability"" and intelligence. Using interviews and observations, the study shows how these factors work upon teachers and students as they try to make sense of and survive the changing demands upon them. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Gillborn , Deborah YoudellPublisher: Open University Press Imprint: Open University Press Weight: 0.400kg ISBN: 9780335203611ISBN 10: 0335203612 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 December 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsEducation and equity; reforming education - policy and practice; ability and economy - intelligence and the A-to-C economy; selection 11 to 13 - fast groups, left overs and the options; selection 14 to 16 - setting, tiering, hidden ceilings and floors; educational triage and the C-to-C conversion - suitable cases for treatment?; pupil perspectives; conclusion - rationing education.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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