British Public Schools : Policy and Practice, Hardback Book

British Public Schools : Policy and Practice Hardback

Edited by Geoffrey Walford

Part of the Routledge Revivals series

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First published in 1984, British Public Schools is a collection of empirically based articles written by sociologists of education who have conducted research into public schools.

Studies are presented on why parents sent their children to public schools, on the experiences of pupils and teachers, on aspirations and attitudes of pupils towards higher education, on the increasing emphasis of schools on examination successes, and on the relationships between public school education and educational and occupational successes.

This book is an essential read for scholars and researchers of sociology of education and education.

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