Carrying the Beacon of Excellence: Social Class Differentiation and Anxiety at a Time of Transition.
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| Title: | Carrying the Beacon of Excellence: Social Class Differentiation and Anxiety at a Time of Transition. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lucey, Helen, Reay, Diane |
| Source: | Journal of Education Policy. May-Jun 2002 17(3):321-336. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2002 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Gifted, Middle Class Parents, Middle Class Students, Parent Attitudes, Primary Education, Sex Differences, Social Differences, Working Class |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom |
| ISSN: | 0268-0939 |
| Abstract: | Examines ways in which current United Kingdom school-choice policies interact with parental pressures on their children to achieve excellence and how these pressures affect the emotional health of their middle- and working-class children as they make the transition from primary to secondary school. Finds serious emotional consequences (exam anxiety, low esteem) for these children, especially middle-class girls. (Contains 61 references.) (PKP) |
| Entry Date: | 2002 |
| Accession Number: | EJ650403 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Examines ways in which current United Kingdom school-choice policies interact with parental pressures on their children to achieve excellence and how these pressures affect the emotional health of their middle- and working-class children as they make the transition from primary to secondary school. Finds serious emotional consequences (exam anxiety, low esteem) for these children, especially middle-class girls. (Contains 61 references.) (PKP) |
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| ISSN: | 0268-0939 |
