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Class, Culture and Education by Harold Entwistle (review)

In this scholarly book Entwistle presents in considerable depth some of the most debated and controversial concerns of educators and social scientists during the past two decades. Though each concern could provide material enough for a book, he is interested specifically in their interrelationships. He attempts not only to define class, culture and education as they relate to each other but also to present various views on topics of general concern, such as educational opportunity, equality and inequality, and results. He discusses British middleclass values and middle-class management of the educational system, as well as working-class values and aspects of workingclass education. He explores the concepts of ‘high’, ‘common’, ‘working-class’ culture and concludes with a discussion of vocational education and curriculums used generally in secondary schools. Though the author’s orientation is markedly British as regards social class structure, culture and educational practices and problems, he does make some reference to their parallels in the U S A . Certainly students of education and of sociology in any country will find his observations valuable. Entwistle does not promise to resolve these educational concerns; however, he does present clearly the various, often conflicting views about them. I found his moral and humanistic approach especially thought-provoking. This is a book that needs to be read more than once.