02728nam 2200649 a 450 991081474810332120240516070849.01-283-12310-X97866131231071-4411-8902-5(CKB)2670000000093814(EBL)711063(OCoLC)727649568(SSID)ssj0000522238(PQKBManifestationID)12210387(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522238(PQKBWorkID)10527437(PQKB)11173913(MiAaPQ)EBC711063(Au-PeEL)EBL711063(CaPaEBR)ebr10472215(CaONFJC)MIL312310(EXLCZ)99267000000009381420070504d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEducational attainment and society /Nigel Kettley1st ed.London ;New York Continuumc20061 online resource (249 p.)Continuum studies in educationDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-8856-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-225) and index.pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Locating attainment -- pt. 3. Explaining attainment -- pt. 4. Theorizing attainment.Sophisticated monograph focussing on attainment at the end of secondary/high school education (and the interface with tertiary education). Combines re-analysis of secondary literature (including official statistics, institutional histories, interview data) and analysis of qualitative and quantitative primary research using descriptive and inferential statistics, value-added analysis and grounded theory. The results show the siginificance and weakness of both the mid-twentieth century classic analyses of social clas and the late-twentieth century feminist approaches. Shows how a joint consideraContinuum studies in education.Educational attainmentSocial aspectsGreat BritainLongitudinal studiesSex differences in educationGreat BritainStudentsGreat BritainSocial conditionsSocial stratificationGreat BritainEducational attainmentSocial aspectsSex differences in educationStudentsSocial conditions.Social stratification306.43Kettley Nigel C1638960MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814748103321Educational attainment and society3981665UNINA