Secondary Education and the Raising of the School-Leaving Age - Woodin, T. a McCulloch, G. a Cowan, S.

The progressive raising of the school-leaving age has had momentous repercussions for our understanding of childhood and youth, for secondary education, and for social and educational inequality. This book assesses secondary education and the raising of the school-leaving age in the UK and places issues and debates in an international context.