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Bansel, Peter; Davies, Bronwyn; Laws, Cath; Linnell, Sheridan – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2009
In this paper the four authors explore the experience of school bullying, drawing on stories of bullying generated in a collective biography workshop and on fictional accounts of bullying. They counter the current trend of reading bullying as individual or family pathology with a post-structuralist analysis of subjectification and power.
Descriptors: Bullying, Workshops, Biographies, Power Structure
Keddie, Amanda – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Educating for Diversity and Social Justice" foregrounds the personal stories of educators who are engaging the space of schooling as a site of possibility for realizing the goals of social justice. It is a book inspired by a vision of education as a practice of freedom where young people--especially those who are marginalized--can learn…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Personal Narratives, Cultural Pluralism
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Nelson, Alison; Hay, Peter J. – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2010
In light of the policy and research interests in optimising the educational experiences and outcomes of Indigenous young people, this paper aims to give voice to young Indigenous students' experiences of school and to convey a sense of the varied and complex nature of their educational and life pathways. Using a qualitative, life history research…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Young Adults
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Trethewey, Lynne – History of Education, 2007
Utilizing a biographical approach and network analysis, this article examines one South Australian woman's life of public and Methodist social welfare service in the post-suffrage era. It is argued that although Kate Cocks (1875-1954) viewed her welfare work as "a God-given mission", as "practical Christian service", personal…
Descriptors: Females, Network Analysis, Foreign Countries, Welfare Services