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"Are We Doing Damage?" Choosing an Urban Public School in an Era of Parental Anxiety

"Are We Doing Damage?" Choosing an Urban Public School in an Era of Parental Anxiety

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"Are We Doing Damage?" Choosing an Urban Public School in an Era of Parental Anxiety

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"Are We Doing Damage?" Choosing an Urban Public School in an Era of Parental Anxiety

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Washington: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Journal title

Anthropology & education quarterly, 2013-03, Vol.44 (1), p.75-93

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English

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Washington: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Contents

There is an ample scholarly and popular literature describing the rise in "anxiety" among middle-class parents. This paper draws from a study of urban middle-class parents who were considering sending their children to public school. Focusing on one neighborhood and its school, it describes the impact of anxiety on the choice process. It further ex...

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"Are We Doing Damage?" Choosing an Urban Public School in an Era of Parental Anxiety

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1316050514

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1316050514

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ISSN

0161-7761

E-ISSN

1548-1492

DOI

10.1111/aeq.12004

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