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Peer reviewedProudford, Christine; Baker, Robert – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1995
Argues for a sociological analysis of effective schools as opposed to the positivist paradigm. Maintains that the practice of schooling cannot be separated from the broader social, cultural, and political aspects of the local community. Profiles four high schools and their educational philosophies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Strategies, Effective Schools Research, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedMaxwell, James D.; Maxwell, Mary Percival – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1995
Maintains that although Canada's private schools attempt to reproduce dominant cultural ideology, meritocracy and recruitment have created paradoxical effects. Academic competition results in fewer private school graduates being admitted to top universities. Further studies reveal no correlation between private school and financial success. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Economic Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLynch, Kathleen; O'Neill, Cathleen – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1994
Explores the dilemmas posed by the analysis of working class issues in education by professional sociologists. Questions whether the inequalities experienced in the educational system by working class people have been "colonized" by middle class academics for their own professional purposes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Conflict of Interest, Educational Research, Ethics, Foreign Countries
