This book argues that those who attend independent schools find it socially almost impossible not to aspire to a prestigious university. Interviews with those who had a less privileged schooling reveal that their aspirations are fragile, and the demands on the few who do succeed are immense. Major British national programs may help foster social mobility but they do not transform opportunities. This research shows that the present system at best creates only a newly ennobled stream of working class students, who will have ...
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This book argues that those who attend independent schools find it socially almost impossible not to aspire to a prestigious university. Interviews with those who had a less privileged schooling reveal that their aspirations are fragile, and the demands on the few who do succeed are immense. Major British national programs may help foster social mobility but they do not transform opportunities. This research shows that the present system at best creates only a newly ennobled stream of working class students, who will have to make themselves over to cope with the social demands on them.
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