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OverviewBased on participant-observation research at an upper-middle class suburban high school, this book incisively explains the causes and consequences of the decline of American public education throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Full Product DetailsAuthor: LarkinPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.218kg ISBN: 9780195025231ISBN 10: 0195025237 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 18 October 1979 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews"""A provocative book. Its ethnographic value is clear.""--Contemporary Sociology ""Dr. Larkin's book is a rare find--one that combines ethnographic sophistication with macro-social awareness. His book is not only relevant to education but to any student of socialization, social psychology or of American society.""--Peter Freund, Montclair State College" A provocative book. Its ethnographic value is clear. --Contemporary Sociology Dr. Larkin's book is a rare find--one that combines ethnographic sophistication with macro-social awareness. His book is not only relevant to education but to any student of socialization, social psychology or of American society. --Peter Freund, Montclair State College Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |