World Yearbook of Education 2015 : Elites, Privilege and Excellence: the National and Global Redefinition of Educational Advantage (Paperback)

Introduction Educating Elites: The Changing Dynamics and Meanings of Privilege and Power Agnes van Zanten 　 Part 1 Class and Family Educational Strategies 1. Elites: Some Questions for a New Research Agenda Claire Maxwell 2. A Family Affair: Reproducing Elite Positions and Preserving the Ideals of Meritocratic Competition and Youth Autonomy Agnes van Zanten 3. Elite Families and Schools in Buenos Aires: The Role of Tradition and School Social Networks in the Production and Reproduction of Privilege Victoria Gessaghi and Alicia Mendez Part 2 Elite Institutions in National and Local Contexts 4. Changes in Elite Education in the United States Shamus Rahman Khan 　 5. The Changing Strategies of Social Closure in Elite Education in Brazil Ana Maria F. Almeida 6. Germany’s Hesitant Approach to Elite Education. Stratification Processes in German Secondary and Higher Education Ulrike Deppe, Werner Helsper, Reinhard Kreckel, Heinz-Hermann Kruger and Manfred Stock 7. The Boundaries of Privilege: Elite English schools’ Geographies and Depictions of a Local Community Rachel Brooks and Johanna Waters Part 3 The Impact of Globalization on Institutional and Student Identities 8. Globalisation and Elite Universities in China Tien-Hui Chiang, FanHua Meng, Fugui Ye and Luo Yan, Tsinghua University 　 9. The Discourse of 'Asia Rising' in an Elite Indian School Fazal Rizvi 10. National and International Students’ Definition of Merit in French Grandes Ecoles Brigitte Darchy-Koechlin, Hugues Draelants and Elise Tenret 11. Globalizing Femininity in Elite Schools for Girls: Some Paradoxical Failures of Success Jane Kenway, Diana Langmead and Debbie Epstein 　 　 Part 4 Elite Institutions, Elite positions and Elite Jobs 12. Elite Universities, Elite Schooling and Reproduction in Britain Paul Wakeling and Mike Savage 13. Paths to the Elite in France and in the United States Jules Naudet 14. Contextually-Bound Authoritative Knowledge: A Comparative Study of British, French and Norwegian Administrative Elites’ Merit and Skills Marte Mangset 15. Higher Education, Corporate Talent and the Stratification of Knowledge Work in the Global Labour Market Phillip Brown, Hugh Lauder and Johnny Sung 　 　 Conclusion Elites, Education and Identity. An Emerging Research Agenda Stephen Ball