Britain's public (that is, its major independent) schools have a
conspicuous role in the country's social system, and as a result
are the subject of a long-standing political debate. The discussion
is generally founded on a stereotyped image of what these school
may have been like in the 1950s - this books shows how they were in
the late 1980s. It is based on fieldwork in two major public
boarding schools which the author conducted over an extended
period, and draws on interviews, observation and documentary
sources to establish a picture of what public school life is
actually like for pupils and staff. Since the schools were
predominantly male preserves, the major part of the book describes
the social world and experiences of boys and school-masters. An
important section of the book, however, discusses the introduction
of girl pupils, the experiences of female teachers and the way
schoolmasters' wives tend to be drawn into their husbands' work.
Geoffrey Walford's conclusions about life in public schools differ
considerably from traditional expectations. At the same time he
asks whether there really has been a 'public school revolution'.
His book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of public
schools, to debates in the sociology of education and to the issues
of abolishing or extending the independent sector.
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