Grounded in an extensive ethnographic account of a six-year study on affluent schooling, Learning Privilege examines the concept of privilege itself and the cultural and social processes in schooling that reinforce and regenerate privilege. Howard explores what educators, students, and families at elite schools value most in education and how these values guide ways of knowing and doing that both create high standards for their educational programs and reinforce privilege as a collective identity. This book breaks new ground in studies of social class and education by illustrating the ways that affluent students construct their own privilege-not, fundamentally, as what they have, but, rather, as who they are.
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Grounded in an extensive ethnographic account of a six-year study on affluent schooling, Learning Privilege examines the concept of privilege itself and the cultural and social processes in schooling that reinforce and regenerate privilege. Howard explores what educators, students, and families at elite schools value most in education and how these values guide ways of knowing and doing that both create high standards for their educational programs and reinforce privilege as a collective identity. This book breaks new ground in studies of social class and education by illustrating the ways that affluent students construct their own privilege-not, fundamentally, as what they have, but, rather, as who they are.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | September 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | Adam Howard |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 272 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-96081-6 |
Barcode | 9780415960816 |
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LSN | 0-415-96081-9 |