Education and the Middle Class »

Sally Power is Head of the School of Educational Foundations and Policy Studies at the Institute of Education, University of London. Geoff Whitty is the Director of the Institute of Education, University of London. Tony Edwards is Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Valerie Wigfall is a Research Officer in the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London.

Based on studies of 350 young men and women, this book maps out the divergent pathways taken by middle class students. It considers their educational successes and subsequent careers, and compares their performance to that of their parents and their peers. Distributed by Taylor and Francis. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR