Privatization and Privilege in Education (RLE Edu L)

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Cover of the book Privatization and Privilege in Education (RLE Edu L) by Geoffrey Walford, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Geoffrey Walford ISBN: 9781136461521
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: May 16, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Geoffrey Walford
ISBN: 9781136461521
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: May 16, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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.

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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.

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