Bettie, J. (2003). Women without class: Girls, race, and identity. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. An ethnographic study of how race, gender, and class affects the schooling experiences of young women and their accumulation of human capital.
Khan, S.R. (2011). Privilege: The Making of Adolescent Elite at St. Paul’s School. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. A book about an elite high school in the United States and the roles similar schools play in reproducing inequality.
Diller, A. (1996). The Gender Question in Education: Theory, Pedagogy, and Politics. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. A book in which the question about the role of women in educational practice, policymaking, and theory is raised.
Recommended Videos
Cantet, L. (2008). The Class. Haut et Court. A film about a French teacher’s struggles to work with Parisian, inner-city students.
Daniels, L. (2009). Precious. Lee Daniels Entertainment. A film about the transformative power of education.
Avildsen, J.G. (1989). Lean on Me. Warner Brothers. A fact-based film about one teacher’s quest to transform a low-ranked school struggling to inspire students to learn.
Recommended Websites
https://www.edcan.ca/ The web site for the EdCan Network, a leading national voice of educators and researchers on issues facing K–12 education in Canada.
https://www.pathwaystoeducation.ca/ Web site for the organization Pathways to Education, which provides resources for youth living in poverty to succeed in education.
https://cfs-fcee.ca/ Web site for the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the largest organization of students in Canada advocating for the interests of students.