Awarded Best Book prize by CIES Globalization and Education SIG
Awarded 2nd Prize in the Society of Educational Studies Annual Book Prize

Elite schools have always been social choreographers par excellence.
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“This book is truly a virtuoso performance by Kenway and colleagues.  I loved it. Empirically rich, methodologically imaginative and beautifully crafted, Class Choreographies, Elite Schools and Globalisation delivers genuinely original insights into the ongoing work of making and performing class through elite schools as they navigate global processes. Without doubt this book will be a marker for all future work in this area.” (Susan L. Robertson, Professor, Sociology of Education, University of Cambridge, UK)

Class Choreographies, Elite Schools and Globalization is a truly brilliant volume. Focusing on how global processes have continued to shape historically elite schools in Australia, Barbados, England, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, and South Africa, the authors dig deeply into as yet uncharted territory while setting the stage for future longitudinal work. The volume represents a critically important contribution to research on social class construction amidstnew global circumstances. It is a must-read for all who are interested in new forms of  globally-situated class, race/ethnic and gender intersectionality.” (Lois Weis, State University of New York Distinguished Professor, University at Buffalo, USA)

“When is an investigation into a minority an enquiry into the state of the world?  When the minority are an influential elite, when the world is one of global flows, when the investigators are sensitive and skilled observers.  Scholarly books are not usually page-turners, but this is exceptional.  A completely absorbing account of cultural finesse at a key moment of social reproduction: formal education.” (Marilyn Strathern, Social Anthropology, Cambridge University, UK)

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Provides a unique analysis of how elite schools harness globalization in the interests of privilege and power Dissects the global forces, connections and imaginations they activate in the service of social class Examines elite schools, in former British Empire colonies, through a postcolonial lens Shows how histories, principals, curriculum and students are implicated in class formations and relations over time and place Develops and deploys the distinctive method —multi-sited global ethnography
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781137549631
Publisert
2018-01-17
Utgiver
Palgrave Macmillan
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
Research, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
13