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Going Comprehensive in England and Wales »

Authors: Alan Kerckhoff
ISBN-13: 9780713040265, ISBN-10: 0713040262
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: November 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Alan Kerckhoff

Book Synopsis

The transition of British secondary schools from predominantly selective to predominantly comprehensive was meant to transform a highly stratified system into a more equal one. However, this study shows that the new system was in fact highly diverse and retained features of the selective system.

	Acknowledgements
	Abbreviations
1	The European Context of British Educational Reform	1
2	Comprehensive Reorganisation in England and Wales: An Overview	12
3	The Ten Case Studies of Local Education Authorities	47
4	The Evolutionary Capital Experience: London	58
5	The Urban, Political Reorganisation: Manchester, Bristol and Leeds	84
6	A Calculated Educational Reorganisation: Stoke-on-Trent	107
7	The Innovative County Experience: Leicestershire and the West Riding of Yorkshire	117
8	The Cautious County Approach: West Sussex, Glamorgan and Northumberland	136
9	Summary of the LEA Case Studies	160
10	Sources of Variation in LEA Action	174
11	Schools and Students in a Changing System	208
12	Selective versus Comprehensive Schools	233
13	Variations on a Theme	260
	Bibliography	275
	Index	281