Challenging the System?
A Dramatic Tale of Neoliberal Reform in an Australian High School
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Secondary Education, Higher Education
| Author: | Martin Forsey | ISBN: | 9781607525813 |
| Publisher: | Information Age Publishing | Publication: | December 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Information Age Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Martin Forsey |
| ISBN: | 9781607525813 |
| Publisher: | Information Age Publishing |
| Publication: | December 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Information Age Publishing |
| Language: | English |
The book is written with great clarity, and a strong awareness of the importance of the school's social milieu. Forsey cuts through the mealy mouthed official rhetoric of "education for all" and shows the massive, continuing influence of social class inequalities in Australian society. Class interests shape not only this school but the whole education system around it, public and private. Ravina High is seen as a "good school" largely because of its comfortable middleclass catchment.
The book is written with great clarity, and a strong awareness of the importance of the school's social milieu. Forsey cuts through the mealy mouthed official rhetoric of "education for all" and shows the massive, continuing influence of social class inequalities in Australian society. Class interests shape not only this school but the whole education system around it, public and private. Ravina High is seen as a "good school" largely because of its comfortable middleclass catchment.
