This text raises questions about what is needed to equalize the perceived imbalance between the education received by middle to upper class children and the education received by lower class children. The author argues that in addition to the need for the investment of greater funds in their schools, lower class children must possess a strong support system. He proposes a formula for fortifying the social capital in these children's lives, referring to four aspects of social capital which should be addressed: a sense of connectedness; a sense of well-being; a sense of academic initiative; and a sense of knowing.
- ISBN10 0333731301
- ISBN13 9780333731307
- Publish Date 17 April 1998 (first published 15 January 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 June 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 228
- Language English