Education in America / Kimberly A. Goyette.
Education in America / Kimberly A. Goyette.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
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G 2017/3114
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 253 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The promise(s) of education -- Competing visions of public education : who and what should it be for? -- What does education do? paradigms and theories about how education works -- Inequality by socioeconomic background and class -- Inequality by race and ethnicity, immigrant status, and language ab...
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"Education in America introduces readers to social inequality in education in the U.S. The book highlights findings from current, rigorous sociological research, covering patterns and trends in inequality in education by socioeconomic background, race, and gender, and framing them in the context of current issues and controversies such as expanded...
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Education in America / Kimberly A. Goyette.
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Sociology in the twenty-first century 3
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Goyette, Kimberly A. Education in America. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520960718 (DLC) 2016046783
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G 2017/3114
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ISBN
0520285115 paperback ; alkaline paper
9780520285101 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0520285107 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780520285118 paperback ; alkaline paper
DDC
379.26
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991024110718602626
