STILL BLOWIN IN THE WIND - EDDYS,ELIZABETH DIAGNOSIS OF PERSISTENT EDUCATIONAL ILLS

The case is argued for the continuing importance of research conducted by Eddy (1969). The work remains invaluable for its application of an anthropological framework to the investigation of linkages between be ginning teachers' work in poor inner city schools and the educational life chances for students of those schools. It is further argued that many issues raised by Eddy remain relevant to education research, poli cy and practice in the 1990s-issues such as the bureaucratic context o f teaching, and schools' failure to educate adequately students alread y socially disadvantaged.