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Direct linkCrozier, Gill; Reay, Diane; James, David – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2011
The white middle-class parents who chose to send their children to urban comprehensives largely rejected engaging in the usual competitiveness for educational success. Nevertheless the parents in our study still found themselves wittingly or otherwise captured by that same discourse. Their children are high achievers and are regarded as a valuable…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Working Class
Clayton, John; Crozier, Gill; Reay, Diane – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2009
With reference to an ESRC/TLRP project conducted across two academic years with working-class students in higher education (HE), this paper explores the relationship between geographies of home and those of university at two UK HE institutions. It addresses how social relations inflected by class influence the experience of students as they adapt…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Working Class, Familiarity, Geographic Location
Peer reviewedCrozier, Gill – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 1999
Considers who wants parental involvement in schools by exploring the viewpoints of teachers, parents, and students within the secondary school context. Discusses English and Welsh policy on Home-School Agreements. Demonstrates that parental involvement is complex and diverse, but the Home-School Agreement policy is based on a narrow concept of…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation
