Stacking the Deck: The Streaming of Working-Class Kids in Ontario SchoolsThe authors of this study maintain that programs that sort students into academic and vocational "streams" abuse working-class children, especially those from poor families. These three experienced educators offer an Ontario-based case study of the results of streaming in classrooms on the children of working-class parents. Their conclusions -- backed by a detailed analysis of the impact of streaming -- suggest the need for change in order to ensure that quality education is available to all students. Stacking the Deck explores the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that students are streamed, and suggests practical steps to make schools more democratic. An Our Schools/Our Selves book. |
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| Title | Stacking the Deck: The Streaming of Working-Class Kids in Ontario Schools Volume 24 of Our Schools Our Schools, Our Selves {Our schools/our selves monographs series |
| Authors | Bruce Curtis, D. W. Livingstone, Harry Smaller |
| Publisher | James Lorimer & Company, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0921908113, 9780921908111 |
| Length | 142 pages |
| Subjects | › › Education / Counseling / Academic Development Education / Counseling / General Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General |
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