LC0189 Educational sociology

This study reports on a project exploring how a commitment towards teaching mathematics for social justice amongst teachers can be translated into related classroom practice. It recounts how a group of teacher researchers set about achieving this through developing, trying out a…

This study investigates effects of a conditional cash transfer programme (CCT) in Brazil – Bolsa Família (BF) – on school outcomes, particularly children's achievements on standardised tests, pass-grade rates, and dropout rates. The educational conditionality of the programme, r…

What do we know about student experiences and perspectives of schooling in developing country contexts that are relevant to the ‘big debates' concerning Education for All (EFA)? This study, Being ‘Nobodies': School Regimes and Student Identities in Ghana, speaks to the question …

Increasing access to higher education has led to a diversified student body, suggesting that conceptualising the ‘student experience' as homogeneous is no longer viable. Previous research reported that age and gender exert significant influences on the student experience, but th…