Carol Fuller is Lecturer in the Institute of Education at the University of Reading, UK.

'...Carol Fuller combines a detailed, sensitive and often vivid account of the lives and aspirations of the young women she studied with an insightful perspective on contemporary sociological theory. The interplay between their own hopes and plans, their relationships with their families and the wider social and cultural situation they are in is handled with insight and understanding.' Paul Croll, Bulmershe Professor of Education, University of Reading, UK

• Acknowledgements \ 1. Introduction \ 2. Class and Education \ 3. The Low Aspirers \ 4. The Middle Aspirers \ 5. The High Aspirers \ 6. Discussion: Exploring Within-Class Differences in Aspiration \ 7. Conclusion \ Appendix 1 The Participants \ Appendix 2 Research Methodology \ Bibliography \ Index

Carol Fuller is Lecturer in the Institute of Education at the University of Reading, UK.

'...Carol Fuller combines a detailed, sensitive and often vivid account of the lives and aspirations of the young women she studied with an insightful perspective on contemporary sociological theory. The interplay between their own hopes and plans, their relationships with their families and the wider social and cultural situation they are in is handled with insight and understanding.' Paul Croll, Bulmershe Professor of Education, University of Reading, UK

• Acknowledgements \ 1. Introduction \ 2. Class and Education \ 3. The Low Aspirers \ 4. The Middle Aspirers \ 5. The High Aspirers \ 6. Discussion: Exploring Within-Class Differences in Aspiration \ 7. Conclusion \ Appendix 1 The Participants \ Appendix 2 Research Methodology \ Bibliography \ Index

Carol Fuller is Lecturer in the Institute of Education at the University of Reading, UK.

'...Carol Fuller combines a detailed, sensitive and often vivid account of the lives and aspirations of the young women she studied with an insightful perspective on contemporary sociological theory. The interplay between their own hopes and plans, their relationships with their families and the wider social and cultural situation they are in is handled with insight and understanding.' Paul Croll, Bulmershe Professor of Education, University of Reading, UK

• Acknowledgements \ 1. Introduction \ 2. Class and Education \ 3. The Low Aspirers \ 4. The Middle Aspirers \ 5. The High Aspirers \ 6. Discussion: Exploring Within-Class Differences in Aspiration \ 7. Conclusion \ Appendix 1 The Participants \ Appendix 2 Research Methodology \ Bibliography \ Index