Dividing Classes: How the Middle Class Negotiates and Rationalizes School Advantage / Edition 1

by Ellen Brantlinger

Overview

In this study of the school system of an Indiana town, Ellen Brantlinger studies educational expectations within segments of the middle class that have fairly high levels of attainment. Building on her findings, she examines the relationship between class structure and educational success. This book asserts the need to look beyond poor peoples' values and aspirations--and rather to consider the values of dominant groups--to explain class stratification and educational outcomes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415932981
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/28/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ellen Brantlinger is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Preface	ix
1	Class Position, Social Life, and School Outcomes	1
2	Examining Social Class Reproduction at Micro and Emic Levels: A Critical, Interpretive Study	22
3	Affluent Mothers Narrate Their Own and Other People's Children	35
4	Conflicted Pedagogical and Curricular Perspectives of Middle-Class Mothers	61
5	Positions and Outlooks of Teachers at Different Schools	79
6	Impact of Teacher Position on Divided Classes	120
7	Succumbing to Demands: Administrators under Pressure	138
8	School Board Perceptions of Policy and Power	170
9	Conclusion: Choosing a Democratic, Communitarian Ethic for Schools and Society	188
	Notes	200
	References	211
	Subject Index	235
	Author Index	245