Standard English, Social Mobility, and the Ideology of Merit [microform] / John Harwood.

The system of education in the United States mirrors, creates, and legitimates inequalities of the larger society that supports it. Legally required schooling ranks, sorts, and prepares children for the "real world," and contributes to social maintenance rather than to social change by str...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Harwood, John
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1979.
Subjects:	Cultural Influences. Educational Philosophy. English Instruction. Language Attitudes. Low Income Groups. Lower Class Students. Middle Class Culture. Minority Groups. Social Differences. Social Mobility. Standard Spoken Usage. Standardized Tests.