The High Status Track

Download or read book The High Status Track written by Paul W. Kingston and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this groundbreaking volume significantly advance our understanding of the process by which an elite school education provides graduates with distinctly favorable life chances. The authors examine the contemporary issue and controversy in the field of education (and society) which focuses on both the advantages and disadvantages of public versus private schooling. Those interested in issues of social stratification and its impact in the educational context will find this a useful and important contribution to the literature in the field.