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Cline, Tony; Crafter, Sarah; de Abreu, Guida; O'Dell, Lindsay – Pastoral Care in Education, 2009
This paper reports key findings from a study of young people's engagement in "atypical" activities in their families. The project focused on young caring and language brokering as two roles that are not assumed to be "normal" activities for children and young people. The findings presented are from a survey of 1002 young people…
Descriptors: Family Needs, Adolescents, Participation, Role
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de Abreu, Guida; Cline, Tony – Pedagogy, Culture & Society, 2003
Asserts that recognition of the cultural nature of schooled mathematics requires research that locates these practices in the sociopolitical context and provides an account of the social valorization of mathematical practices and the impact on learning. Using data on students in multiethnic English elementary schools, the article proposes how the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Political Influences