Reconstructions of Secondary Education

Preface. Part 1 Problems and Methods. 1. Overview. 2. Date, Methods and Collaborative Research. Part 2 Policy and Myth. Introduction. 3. Scottish Education and the Scottish Myth. 4. Policy for Certification Since the War. 5. Certification, Selection and General Education. 6. General Education and Myth: Some Examples. Part 3 Education and Employment Introduction. 7. The Extension of Certification and the Tightening Bond. 8. The Limited Influence of Employers on Secondary Schools. 9. Education and Unemployment. Part 4 Selection and Rejection. Introduction. 10. Pupils' Experiences of Selection. 11. Truancy: Rejection is Mutual. Part 5 Education and Class. Introduction. 12 Social-Class Inequality in Educational Attainment Since The War. 13. The Reorganisation of Secondary Education. 14. The Early Impact of Comprehensive Reorganisation. Part 6 Myth and Reconstruction Introduction. 15. School Differences and School Effects: Knowledge and the Potency of Schooling. 16. Summary: Myth and Practice in Scottish Education. 17. Politics, Education and the Reconstruction of Research. Notes. References. Index.