{"product_id":"all-in-the-mix-9780719091155","title":"All in the Mix","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do parents consider questions of race and class when they are choosing secondary schools for their children and does it differ from place to place?  \u003ci\u003eAll in the mix: Race, class and school choice\u003c\/i\u003e explores parents'' experience of negotiating school choice in particular places and how this talk is racialised and classed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn examining school choice in Manchester, England, this volume describes many issues that are strangely familiar to education in the US. Authors Byrne (Univ. of Manchester, UK) and de Tona base their study on interviews with parents in Manchester who are made anxious by racial and class issues when deciding to enroll their children in a state-funded school of their choice. School choice for parents is in many cases a mirage (there are no or few choices in many parts of England), but even so, those interviewed negotiate meanings of diversity when considering their choices, opting for a good \"mix\" that is seldom genuine. For instance, parents will accept racial and ethnic diversity over socioeconomic diversity, and white parents especially see increased numbers of Muslim students as an undesirable form of diversity. In the US, similar agitations exist among white parents towards Muslim, Black, or Hispanic students in their children's schools. Ultimately, this book is less about class and more about the mental gymnastics parents execute in rationalizing anxiety. Byrne and de Tona have added a worthy contribution to studies on education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--R. P. Lorenzo, Prairie View A\u0026amp;M University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction\u003cbr\u003e2 Unequal choosing\u003cbr\u003e3 Imagining places\u003cbr\u003e4 Choice, what choice?\u003cbr\u003e5 Schooling fears\u003cbr\u003e6 Evaluating the mix: negotiating with multiculture\u003cbr\u003e7 Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix One: Participants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037347217751,"sku":"9780719091155","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719091155.jpg?v=1750935385","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/all-in-the-mix-9780719091155","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}