Elite Schooling and Social Inequality Privilege and Power in Ireland's Top Private Schools /

• Main Author: Courtois, Aline (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Schools.; Educational sociology.; Educational sociology .; Education and sociology.; Education and state.; Educational policy.; Social justice.; Human rights.; Schools and Schooling.; Sociology of Education.; Education Policy.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.

This book 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. From the selection process to past...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. The Making of Irish Elite Schools
• Chapter 3. Which Fee-Paying Schools are Elite Schools?
• Chapter 4 - Elite Schools: A World Apart
• Chapter 5. The Selection of Elite Students
• Chapter 6. The Construction of a Collective Identity
• Chapter 7. 'Well-Rounded Individuals': The Various Facets of Excellence
• Chapter 8. Conclusion.