Class, Culture and the Curriculum /
Lawton, Denis.
Class, Culture and the Curriculum / Denis Lawton. - London : Routledge, 1976. - ix, 124 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliography.
It is often argued that education is concerned with the transmission of middle-class values and that this explains the relative educational failure of the working class. Consequently, distinctive culture needs a different kind of education. This volume examines this claim and the wider question of culture in British society. It analyses cultural differences from a social historical viewpoint and considers the views of those applying the sociology of knowledge to educational problems. The author recognizes the pervasive sub-cultural differences in British society but maintains that education. Read less
9710080549
Curriculum planning.
Educational sociology.
375.00941 LAW
Class, Culture and the Curriculum / Denis Lawton. - London : Routledge, 1976. - ix, 124 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliography.
It is often argued that education is concerned with the transmission of middle-class values and that this explains the relative educational failure of the working class. Consequently, distinctive culture needs a different kind of education. This volume examines this claim and the wider question of culture in British society. It analyses cultural differences from a social historical viewpoint and considers the views of those applying the sociology of knowledge to educational problems. The author recognizes the pervasive sub-cultural differences in British society but maintains that education. Read less
9710080549
Curriculum planning.
Educational sociology.
375.00941 LAW