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Title: Carrying the Beacon of Excellence: Social Class Differentiation and Anxiety at a Time of Transition.
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
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