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American Education, 10/e
Joel Spring
Equality of Opportunity and Social Class

Learning Objectives

Following the completion of this chapter:

The learner will be able to discuss the relationship between social class and equality of educational opportunities.

The learner will be able to describe and critique the various models of schooling that have been used to address equal educational opportunities.

The learner will be able to identify educational practices that have limited equal educational opportunity.

The learner will be able to discuss the relationship between school expenditures and educational attainment.

The learner will be able to discuss the role that schools play in the social reproduction of class.

The learner will be able to identify and discuss how student resistance and parental involvement impact educational opportunities.








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