NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Neil Selwyn – Power and Education, 2024
This paper explores the role of material design as a form of institutional power within contemporary school settings. Drawing on concepts of "coercive design" and "hostile architecture" from design studies, the paper examines three "innovative" designs for classroom chairs -- relatively mundane but integral elements…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Furniture, Design, Design Requirements
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Christensen, Gerd – Power and Education, 2022
The aim of this article is to discuss how to research into phenomena that no one wants to talk about: silenced and tabooed phenomena. With the outset in data culled in two research projects concerning student's conceptualization of small group learning, the article discusses methodology, theory, and ethics in researching into silenced and tabooed…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Research Methodology, Ethics, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pilcher, Nick; Richards, Kendall – Power and Education, 2017
Higher education institutions worldwide base international student recruitment on the assumption that their preparedness in 'English' is assured if they reach a certain level in tests such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). This assumes an abstract, objectivist view of language that sees the 'English' as removable for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Higher Education