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Class Inequalities in Education in the Twentieth Century
Author(s) -
Heath Anthony F.,
Clifford Peter
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series a (statistics in society)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.103
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1467-985X
pISSN - 0964-1998
DOI - 10.2307/2983093
Subject(s) - inequality , class (philosophy) , mathematics education , algebra over a field , history , sociology , mathematics , computer science , pure mathematics , artificial intelligence , mathematical analysis
SUMMARY This paper reanalyses data from four nationally representative sample surveys, conducted in 1949, 1972, 1983 and 1987, to explore trends in class inequalities in education. Log‐linear models are used to test whether the relationship between father's class and respondent's education varies significantly by birth cohort. The conclusion is that the various educational reforms that have been attempted over the past 50 years in Britain have had little impact on class inequalities in education.