Teachers, social class and underachievement

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 451-463

  Dunne, Mairead ^a   Gazeley, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom processes; Differentiated practice; Educational inequalities; Social class; Teacher expectations; Working class underachievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249087975     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690802263627     Document Type: Article

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