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Direct linkHolland, Janet; Gordon, Tuula; Lahelma, Elina – Ethnography and Education, 2007
In this paper, we draw on a cross-cultural ethnographic study conducted in two secondary schools in Helsinki (Finland), and two in London (UK). In our analysis of everyday life in schools, space is not merely a backdrop to activities that take place, it also shapes processes and activities, and spatial relations are simultaneously temporal. Here,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Secondary Schools
Peer reviewedGordon, Tuula – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 1992
Discusses the concept of democracy as a social contract between equal individuals. Argues that women's individuality is relative rather than absolute despite the formal equality of Western societies. Questions the neutral definition of pupils when students are socially, politically, or economically unequal. Explores child-centered education and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Democracy, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education
