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Windle, Joel; Maire, Quentin – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2019
The global middle class (GMC) is a theoretical construct that seeks to globalise a set of attributes identified in studies of school choice in the global north, and to a lesser extent in developing nations in Asia. As theorised by Ball a mobile middle class with cosmopolitan sensibilities drives international education options in global cities.…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Educational Strategies, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Riddell, Sheila – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2009
Social justice, equality and inclusion are complex and inter-linked concepts and feature prominently in Scottish social policy rhetoric. This paper begins with an overview of the discourses surrounding these concepts and the ways in which they are used in Scottish education policy, which, in general, is founded on principles of universalism. The…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Middle Class, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia