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This book critically explores the role of state schooling in the reproduction of social class inequalities in the United Kingdom. By uniquely combining critical ethnographic methods with participatory and visual research, it foregrounds the experiences and recollections of working-class adults in relation to their past schooling.
List of contents
Stepping out of Line?: An Autobiographical Reflection of Growing up Working Class, to Becoming Educated and Moving beyond the Status Quo 1. Class, State Schooling and Social Inequality in the UK: Historical and Current Context 2. Applying Marxist, Bourdieusian and Freirean Theories to the Study of Social Class and Schooling 3. Researching with Adults: A Visual Intervention within Critical Ethnography (VICE) 4. Social Class and Generational Transmission 5. Working Class Experiences of Schooling and Beyond 6. Engaging Agency: Problematising and Finding the Solution 7. Conclusion: Beyond Social Injustices – Building ‘Praxis’ into Forms of Teaching and Research
About the author
Sharon Jones completed her PhD in the Sociology of Education at Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
Summary
This book critically explores the role of state schooling in the reproduction of social class inequalities in the United Kingdom. By uniquely combining critical ethnographic methods with participatory and visual research, it foregrounds the experiences and recollections of working-class adults in relation to their past schooling.
