Social justice in education – new book explores the inequalities

  • Ronald Thompson

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A new book by Dr Ron Thompson analyses the role played by social class in determining the quality of education received by young people.

“Inequality of educational opportunity is the characteristic experience of young people in the United Kingdom and other countries, with structures of disadvantage and privilege maintaining wide disparities in educational experience and attainment”.

Period17 May 2019

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  • TitleSocial justice in education – new book explores the inequalities
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletAlphaGalileo
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date17/05/19
    DescriptionA NEW book analyses the role played by social class in determining the quality of education received by young people.

    “Inequality of educational opportunity is the characteristic experience of young people in the United Kingdom and other countries, with structures of disadvantage and privilege maintaining wide disparities in educational experience and attainment”.
    URLhttps://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/178943?returnurl=https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/178943
    PersonsRonald Thompson
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