ABSTRACT

First published in 1973, this book is based on research carried about by Ronald King on integral parts of school organisation, including the assembly, uniform, rewards and punishments, games and out-of-school activities, curriculum, prefectorial system and school councils, in a sample of seventy-two schools. It measures and explores the level of pupils’ involvement in the school, in terms in their evaluations and effective dispositions, in relation to pupil age, sex and social background.

This book will be a valuable resource for those studying the sociology and history of education, as well as educational research and school organisation.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|17 pages

The approach

chapter 2|9 pages

General involvement in school

chapter 3|14 pages

The expressive order

chapter 4|20 pages

School rituals

chapter 5|12 pages

The House system and pastoral care

chapter 6|13 pages

Games and out-of-school activities

chapter 7|15 pages

The instrumental order

chapter 8|20 pages

Ability–specialisation

chapter 9|11 pages

Age-specialisation

chapter 10|19 pages

Authority relationships

chapter 11|7 pages

Sex-specialisation

chapter 12|22 pages

School organisation and pupil involvement

chapter |12 pages

Appendix C Additional tables