{"product_id":"9780826488565","title":"Educational Attainment and Society","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEducational Attainment and Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Nigel Kettley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophisticated monograph focussing on attainment at the end of secondary\/high school education (and the interface with tertiary education). Combines re-analysis of secondary literature (including official statistics, institutional histories, interview data) and analysis of qualitative and quantitative primary research using descriptive and inferential statistics, value-added analysis and grounded theory. The results show the siginificance and weakness of both the mid-twentieth century classic analyses of social clas and the late-twentieth century feminist approaches. Shows how a joint consideration of social issues, in particular of gender and social stratification, produce a powerful model for explaining attainment with important implications for policy on (a) boys' underachievement and (b) participation in higher education.\u003cbr\u003eSophisticated monograph focussing on attainment at the end of secondary\/high school education (and the interface with tertiary education). Combines re-analysis of secondary literature (including official statistics, institutional histories, interview data) and analysis of qualitative and quantitative primary research using descriptive and inferential statistics, value-added analysis and grounded theory. The results show the siginificance and weakness of both the mid-twentieth century classic analyses of social clas and the late-twentieth century feminist approaches. Shows how a joint consideration of social issues, in particular of gender and social stratification, produce a powerful model for explaining attainment with important implications for policy on (a) boys' underachievement and (b) participation in higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780826488565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40597502591182,"sku":"9780826488565","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1a602d73-c74b-49f5-b346-7b90eba9b086.jpg?v=1637881793","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780826488565","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}