Education and Social Justice: The Changing Composition of Schools and its Implications (University of Wales - Bangor History of Religion)

Based around original proportionate analyses of national datasets of all students in all schools in England and Wales, this work challenges the common picture of British education in "crisis", and suggests that there is no substantial evidence of regional underperformance or injustice. The author provides a reappraisal of the issues of quality and justice in British education and comes to the conclusion that there is much to be lauded about the standard of education in Britain, which is, in turn, leading to greater social justice. Contents......Page 8 Figures and Tables......Page 11 Preface......Page 14 Acknowledgements......Page 16 List of Abbreviations......Page 17 ‘A Plague on All our Schools’......Page 18 An Alternative Account......Page 22 The Politician’s Error and Changes Over Time......Page 24 A Worked Example of Reanalysis......Page 30 Evidence for Increasing Segregation......Page 33 Another View of School Allocation......Page 38 The Smithfield Study in New Zealand......Page 42 Conclusion......Page 48 Methods Used to Investigate Segregation......Page 49 Segregation between Schools since 1988......Page 55 What is Driving this Process?......Page 72 Simpson’s Paradox......Page 74 Conclusions......Page 75 Failing and Falling Standards in England and Wales?......Page 78 Failure in Wales?......Page 81 Falling Standards?......Page 85 Problems of Assessment......Page 87 The Difficulties of International Comparisons......Page 89 Third International Mathematics and Science Study......Page 93 What Difference does a School Make?......Page 97 International Indicators......Page 102 Conclusion......Page 103 5. Investigating the Performance of National School Systems......Page 105 Wales and England......Page 106 Methods Used......Page 108 Re-evaluating the Welsh School Effect......Page 112 Results for the 1994 Local Education Authorities......Page 115 Results for the 1998 Unitary Authorities......Page 116 The Implications......Page 118 Best and Worst......Page 122 Grant-maintained and LEA-controlled......Page 125 Coeducation and Single-sex......Page 126 English- and Welsh-medium......Page 127 An Alternative Comparison of the Sectors......Page 129 Conclusion......Page 136 The Nature of the Intake at Welsh-medium Schools......Page 138 Method for Investigating Differences between Sectors......Page 141 The 1996 Model......Page 144 The 1998 Model......Page 147 The Implications......Page 150 Growing Gaps in Attainment......Page 155 An Alternative Interpretation of the Gaps......Page 160 Assessing the Polarization of Students......Page 167 Methods Used to Investigate the Gender Gap......Page 171 Subject-specific Findings......Page 176 Aggregate Findings......Page 186 Summary of Findings......Page 191 The Implications......Page 192 Was there a Golden Age?......Page 197 Plethora of Remedies......Page 198 Educational Research......Page 201 Problems that Remain......Page 205 Society is to Blame......Page 206 Conclusion......Page 212 Appendix A: Further Comments on the Smithfield Study......Page 214 Appendix B: Comparing Three Indices of Segregation......Page 218 Appendix C: Examining the Paradox of Achievement Gaps......Page 220 Appendix D: Subject Groupings......Page 231 Appendix E: Alternative Versions of the Achievement Gap......Page 233 Bibliography......Page 235 C......Page 254 G......Page 255 L......Page 256 P......Page 257 T......Page 258 Z......Page 259

based Around Original Proportionate Analyses Of National Datasets Of All Students In All Schools In England And Wales, Education And Social Justice Challenges The Common Picture Of British Education In 'crisis', And Suggests That There Is No Substantial Evidence Of International Or Regional Underperformance And Increasing Injustice. Education And Social Justice Provides A Wide-ranging And Original Reappraisal Of The Issues Of Quality And Justice In British Education And Comes To The Conclusion That There Is Much To Be Lauded About The Standard Of Education In Britain Which Is, In Turn, Leading To Greater Social Justice.--book Jacket.

Based on original proportionate analyzes of national data sets of all students in all schools in England and Wales, the author challenges the common picture of British education in 'crisis, ' and suggests that there is no substantial evidence of international or regional underperformance and increasing injustice