Interview with Professor Lee Elliot Major on social class and education

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Lee Elliot Major OBE, Lee is the country’s first Professor of Social Mobility. Appointed by the University of Exeter to be a global leader in the field, his work is dedicated to improving the prospects of disadvantaged young people. Lee discusses his book Equity in education: Levelling the playing field of learning as well as outlining other famous sociological studies and how they relate to his findings. You can view Lee's TED talk here - • How can we level the playing field of... Contact details -

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Interview with Professor Lee Elliot Major on social class and education is an episode from The Sociology Show by Matthew Wilkin.

This episode is 45:16 long.

This episode was published on Nov 18, 2023.

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