Identity, Neoliberalism and Aspiration: Educating white working-class boys

by Garth Stahl

Book Overview

In recent years there has been growing concern over the pervasive disparities in academic achievement that are highly influenced by ethnicity, class and gender. Specifically, within the neoliberal policy rhetoric, there has been concern over underachievement of working-class young males, specifically white working-class boys. The historic persistence of this pattern, and the ominous implication of these trends on the long-term life chances of white...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138025879
• ISBN13: 9781138025875
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"