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Power, Sally; Smith, Kevin – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2017
This paper explores the responses of nearly 1,200 children and young people in Wales who were asked to identify which three famous people they most admired and which three they most disliked. Analysis of these young people's responses reveals a number of sociological and educational issues. Their selections confirm other research which has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role Models, Change Strategies, Change Agents
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Erbstein, Nancy – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
This article explores how place matters in public school reform efforts intended to promote more equitable opportunities and outcomes. Qualitative case studies of three California middle schools' eighth grade math reforms and the resulting opportunities for Latino English learners are presented, using the conceptual frameworks of critical human…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Change, Equal Education, Qualitative Research