Privatization and Privilege in Education

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Geoffrey Walford (University of Oxford, UK)

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Routledge
08 December 2011

Educational strategies & policy; Independent schools, private education

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education

Can privilege be bought? Arguments have raged over whether private education in the UK is 'the cement in the wall' dividing British society, or whether parental choice is, as has also been argued 'a key component of a free society'. The author here describes the traditional private sector schools, paying attention to the ways in which parents can purchase privilege for their children through attendance at such schools. He argues that the privatized system is kept under tight control if a growth in social and educational inequality and a deepening of social class and ethnic group division is to be avoided.

The book is unique in combining an account of private schools in Britain with an examination of the process of privatization.

By: Geoffrey Walford (University of Oxford UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9780415506106
ISBN 10: 0415506107
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 08 December 2011
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Tables. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Private Schools. 2. Politics and Private Schools. 3. Can you buy privilege? 4. Privatisation. 5. The 1988 Education Reform Act. 6. Choice and Freedom or Structured Inequality? References. Index.

Geoffrey Walford