Elite schooling and social inequality : privilege and power in Ireland's top private schools /
By: Courtois, Aline [author.].
Publisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018Description: ix, 227 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781137522764; 9781137522764; 1137522763.Subject(s): Private schools -- Social aspects -- Ireland | Education -- Social aspects -- IrelandDDC classification: 371.02009417 COU Summary: This work is the first significant sociological study of Ireland's elite private schools. It takes the reader behind the gates of these secretive institutions, and offers a compelling analysis of their role in the reproduction of social inequality in Ireland.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 371.02009417 COU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0089622 |
Total holds: 0
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index.
This work is the first significant sociological study of Ireland's elite private schools. It takes the reader behind the gates of these secretive institutions, and offers a compelling analysis of their role in the reproduction of social inequality in Ireland.