Disposed to Learn

Megan Watkins is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and member of the Institute for Culture and Society at the University of Western Sydney, Australia.Greg Noble is Associate Professor at the Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney, Australia.

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Ethnicization of Educational Achievement 2. Surveying Culture and Educational Capital 3. Disposed to Learning 4. Home, Routine and Dispositions to Learning 5. Ethnicity and Schemas of Perception 6. Schools, Pedagogy and Discipline Conclusion Notes ReferencesIndex

The relationship between ethnicity, class and educational achievement continues to confound scholars. In its lived form, it has the potential to divide communities. This book is a timely engagement with this 'hot' topic. It is accessible and provides insights based on research that are considered through a robust theoretical framework. This book is a 'must read', particularly for those directly engaged with the teaching profession.