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Sociology of Education
The hateful other: neo-Nazis in school and teachers’ strategies for handling racism
Research has shown that a young person’s situation at school, and pupils’ relationships with their teachers, have a…
Conflicting logics of online higher education
Mariya P. Ivancheva discusses the perceptions of senior managers of public universities and of online programme management companies.…
Social fragmentation and the public–private school divide
Marta Cristina Azaola explores views on social fragmentation amongst participants from public and private high-achieving high schools in…
Schooling, Selection and Social Mobility over the Last 50 Years
Cath Gristy discusses the impact of selection by ability in schooling systems on individual lives. It draws on…
Wasted, manipulated and compressed times
Sally Baker discusses the experiences of students from refugee backgrounds as they moved into and through university study
Feminine subjectivities and aspirational learner identities
In educational research, girls are frequently depicted as success stories, able to effortlessly navigate academic excellence as empowered…
Physical education teachers in Australia
Studies related to reasons why teachers stay are far less frequent than those reporting reasons to leave. Peter…
Pupils’ experiences, preparation and support systems during school transitions
A longitudinal study was conducted over four stages of three school years across the primary–secondary transition. The purpose…
Heterogeneous middle-class and disparate educational advantage
The heterogeneity of the contemporary Indian middle-class has been discussed widely. However, the effect of its internal differences…
The Future of Action Research in Education
Steve Jordan discusses how forms of action and participatory research can be used to enhance the learning of…
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