Nicola Ingram
Working-Class Boys and Educational Success: Teenage Identities, Masculinities and Urban Schooling
Working-Class Boys and Educational Success: Teenage Identities, Masculinities and Urban Schooling
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This book explores the complex relationship between working-class masculinities and educational success, highlighting the challenges faced by working-class boys in achieving success due to societal perceptions of their class. It demonstrates that some working-class boys are engaged with education and motivated to succeed, but the structures of schooling can make these processes more difficult. The book is relevant to those engaged in teacher training and social justice studies.
Format: Hardback
Length: 244 pages
Publication date: 28 May 2018
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
This book delves into the intricate interplay between working-class masculinities and educational attainment, challenging prevailing notions of disengagement and low aspirations among this demographic. Through a qualitative study involving a small sample of young men attending either a selective grammar or a secondary school in the same urban area of Belfast, the author compellingly demonstrates that contrary to popular belief, some working-class boys are actively engaged in education, driven by a strong desire to succeed, and harboring lofty aspirations. However, the structural barriers within a society that perceives working-classness as irresponsible, tasteless, and lacking cultural value exacerbate the challenges faced by these boys in their pursuit of success. This volume uncovers the distinct pathways employed by individual working-class boys to reconcile their aspirations with their identities, highlighting the crucial role that schools play in facilitating this negotiation. With significant implications for teacher training in socially unequal societies, as well as for practitioners, sociologists of education, scholars of social justice, and Bourdieusian theorists, this book offers valuable insights into the complex dynamics shaping educational outcomes and the role of education in fostering social mobility.
Weight: 458g
Dimension: 155 x 217 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781137401588
Edition number: 1st ed. 2018
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