Schooling Inequality: Aspirations, Opportunities and the Reproduction of Social Class

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Jessie Abrahams (University of Bristol)

Schooling Inequality

Aspirations, Opportunities and the Reproduction of Social Class

Jessie Abrahams (University of Bristol)

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Policy Press
01 February 2024

Social discrimination; Social classes; Inclusive education & mainstreaming

Despite a mass expansion of the higher education sector in the UK since the 1960s, young people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds remain less likely to enter university than their advantaged counterparts.

Drawing on unique new research gathered from three contrasting secondary schools in England, including interviews with children from three year groups and careers advisors, this book explores the aspirations, opportunities and experiences of young people from different social-class backgrounds against a backdrop of continuing inequalities in education.

By focusing both on the stories of young people and the schools themselves, the book sheds light on the institutional structures and practices that render young people more, or less, able to pursue their aspirations.

By: Jessie Abrahams (University of Bristol)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447360278
ISBN 10: 1447360273
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 01 February 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Mind the Gap; The Three Schools; Aspiration, Aspiration, Aspiration: ‘The only thing they’ve forced me to do is keep my options open’; Knowledge, Familiarity and Physical Proximity: ‘Everyone in my family has gone to university, I don’t see why I shouldn’t’; GCSEs: Option blocks that block options; A Levels: ‘I’m usually talking to them about the importance of the package’; Institutional Concerted Cultivation: ‘It’s about trying to get around the system’; Aim Lower: Leashing aspirations and internalising notions of (in)ability; Jake’s Story: A journey to reflexivity; Conclusion.

Jessie Abrahams is a Lecturer in Education and Social Justice in the School of Education at University of Bristol.