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Design as a Social Practice: The Design of New Build Schools
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Daniels, Harry; Tse, Hau Ming; Stables, Andrew; Cox, Sarah – Oxford Review of Education, 2017
In this paper we present the findings of an investigation into the ways in which the discourses and practices of school design produce educational spaces which influence the discourses and practices of teaching and learning when the building is occupied. It expands notions of post occupancy evaluation (POE) research by exploring how the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities Design, Secondary Schools, Building Design
Parenting Practices and Children's Academic Success in Low-SES Families
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Mayo, Aziza; Siraj, Iram – Oxford Review of Education, 2015
Given the disadvantaged position of working-class children in the education system, it is important to understand how parents and families might support their children to succeed academically. This paper reports on 35 case studies that were conducted as part of the Effective Provision of Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE 3-16)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Low Income Groups, Parenting Styles
Silver Bullet or Red Herring? New Evidence on the Place of Aspirations in Education
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St. Clair, Ralf; Kintrea, Keith; Houston, Muir – Oxford Review of Education, 2013
This article reports on a longitudinal study of student aspirations at the ages of 13 and 15 in three schools in the United Kingdom, where there has been a great deal of emphasis placed on aspirations in recent policy making. The data, based on individual interviews with 490 students in areas with significant deprivation as well as interviews with…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Poverty Areas