Self-Interest and Liberal Educational Discourse: How Ideology Works for Middle-Class Mothers.

Brantlinger, Ellen; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ535162

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Publication Date: 1996

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Self-Interest and Liberal Educational Discourse: How Ideology Works for Middle-Class Mothers.

Brantlinger, Ellen; And Others

American Educational Research Journal, v33 n3 p571-97 Fall 1996

Results of a study in 20 middle-class households indicate that middle-class mothers, perceived as liberals who believe in integrated and inclusive education, still support segregated and stratified school structures that mainly benefit the middle class. The study illustrates how ideology allows parents to deal with these contradictions. (SLD)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ideology, Liberalism, Middle Class Parents, Mothers, Parent Participation, Racial Segregation, School Segregation, Social Attitudes, Social Integration, Values

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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