| Betraying a Generation: How Education Is Failing Young People Contributor(s): Ainley, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447332113 ISBN-13: 9781447332114 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
| Dewey: 370 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.30 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Education has betrayed its promises to deliver upward social mobility and a brighter future. Young people study harder but learn less, running up a down-escalator of devalued qualifications to become overqualified but underemployed, unable to move forward with their lives. From primary to post-graduate schools - funny phonics through endless testing to phoney apprenticeships and the world's most costly university fees - Patrick Ainley explains how English education is now driven by the economy and politics, 'dumbing down' rather than 'wising up'. Addressed to teachers and students at all levels of learning, it concludes by suggesting how schools, colleges and universities can begin to contribute towards a more meaningful and productive society. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ainley, Patrick: - Patrick Ainley is professor of education at Greenwich University and visiting fellow at New College, Oxford. |