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ERIC Number: EJ546419
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-9072
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Educational Disadvantage in a Culture of Achievement: Research Priorities for the Early Years.
Watt, Joyce
Scottish Educational Review, v28 n2 p139-48 Nov 1996
Examines the role of early-education research in addressing issues of educational disadvantage and inequality, particularly in light of 1990s politics, which emphasizes the marketplace metaphor. Discusses the culture of achievement and failure, effects of disadvantaged background on young children's understanding of the learning task, teacher expectations, class size, and the promise of teachers' action research. Contains 31 references. (SV)
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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