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Short, Geoffrey – Educational Studies, 1991
Deals with the development of children's understanding of social class. Presents results of a study of English 6 to 11 year olds' answers to questions concerning wealth, poverty, and social class inequality. Determines that older children could benefit directly from teaching about social class inequality. Finds more indirect methods necessary…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Social Attitudes
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Hyland, Terry – Educational Studies, 1991
Describes an increasing shift in the British educational system toward vocationalism. Recognizes proliferation of the belief that education primarily should prepare the student for work. Differentiates between industry's profit-making goal and education's complex range of functions. Expresses concern that society emphasizes individualism as…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Corporate Support, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
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Faulkner, Joy – Educational Studies, 1990
Compares social, emotional, and scholastic adjustment of two groups of White elementary students, one group attending a multicultural school and another attending a monocultural school in England. Finds no significant difference between the two groups. Also investigates interethnic differences among the three cultural groups represented. Finds sex…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Background, Cultural Pluralism