Middle-Class Boys’ Schools in England and Japan

Robert W. Aspinall

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Routledge
02 September 2024

Social classes; Gender studies: men; Secondary schools

Series: Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia

Drawing on the author’s own experience as a student and a teacher in England and Japan, this book is a comparative study of boys’ secondary schools in these two countries.

By comparing two nations that are very different in their history, culture, and geographical location, and by focusing on schools that are affordable to the majority of the population, the analysis carried out in this book takes the onus away from money, national culture, and religion, allowing for a more insightful understanding of those elements of schooling, which prove essential to successful class reproduction and those that are contingent. The book also explores the experiences of boys who do not fit orthodox images of heterosexual masculinity, discussing their interaction with teenage subcultures which encourage non-conformity to middle-class norms.

Representing a novel contribution to the understanding of the relationship between education, gender, and class, this book will be a valuable resource to scholars and students of education studies, Japanese studies, and the sociology of education.

By: Robert W. Aspinall
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781032380810
ISBN 10: 1032380810
Series: Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 02 September 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Social Class and Education 2. The History of Boys’ Schools and Secondary Education for the Middle Classes in England and Japan 3. The Three Schools that are the Focus of this Study 4. Comparing the Three Schools with a Focus on Cultural Capital, Social Capital and Class Reproduction 5. The Three Schools, Masculinity and the Education of Boys 6. Language, Class and Education 7. The Impact of Education Reform and Social Change on Boys’ Schools and the Middle Classes

Robert W. Aspinall is a professor at the Center for Global Education and Japanese Studies at Doshisha University, Japan.