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ERIC Number: EJ469684
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-5698
Can the National Curriculum Help Reduce Working-class Under-achievement?
Burwood, Les R. V.
Educational Studies, v18 n3 p311-21 Oct 1992
Reviews and interprets evidence that demonstrates underachievement in working class children. Argues that any success with improving effectiveness of these students is determined by classroom teachers. Concludes that continuous efforts must be made to reduce the gap between everyday experience and classroom experience. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, British National Curriculum, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Low Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Social Class, Social Stratification, Teacher Behavior, Teachers, Underachievement
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Goals of Education; Great Britain