Education and social mobility: dreams of success

This title examines government plans to improve upward mobility in England and considers the chances of success in the light of qualitative interviews with 88 school students. It suggests that governments consistently underestimate the resistances to mobility that are embedded in social and occupati...

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Main Author: Hoskins, Kate (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Institute of Education Press 2014
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:This title examines government plans to improve upward mobility in England and considers the chances of success in the light of qualitative interviews with 88 school students. It suggests that governments consistently underestimate the resistances to mobility that are embedded in social and occupational structures
Item Description:Bibliogr. p. 157-168. Index
Physical Description:XV, 172 S. graph. Darst. 24 cm