Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Research methods: hearing what pupils say -- chapter 2 Submission? Pupils' attitudes to school -- chapter 3 Pupils' perceptions of the purpose of school -- chapter 4 Nostalgia or regret? The summary experience -- chapter 5 The subject of the curriculum -- chapter 6 Skills learnt in school: for use or survival? -- chapter 7 Experiencing school: learning about relationships -- chapter 8 Pupils' relationship with teachers -- chapter 9 The learning styles of pupils -- chapter 10 School and life beyond -- chapter 11 The social context of school
Summary
Based on research and interviews with pupils in years 10 and 11 (15 and 16 years old) about their views of the purpose of school and their own future employment and the way the two connect, this book offers a critique of the purpose of education and
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-212) and index
