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ERIC Number: EJ679957
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-5692
Class, "Ability" and Attainment: A Problem for the Sociology of Education.
Nash, Roy
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v22 n2 p189-202 Jun 2001
Cites studies that show that environmental effects on ability test scores and school attainment are welcomed, while ability is regarded as a social construct. Asserts that an account of cognitive socialization based on the work of Bernstein and Vygotsky would represent an advance in explaining social differences in educational attainment. (Author/PAL)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Educational Attainment, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Higher Education, Scores, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bernstein (Basil); Vygotsky (Lev S)
Note: British Journal of Sociology of Education is a refereed journal.