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Goossens, Cedric; Muls, Jaël; Stevens, Peter; Van Gorp, Angelo – Whiteness and Education, 2018
It has been argued that white middle classes act in the best interest of their offspring, even when these actions clash with their values. In urban contexts, parents often do this by avoiding ethnically diverse educational settings. Drawing on 35 interviews, this article aims to gain a deeper understanding of the school-choice process of white…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Whites, Disadvantaged
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Tomlinson, Sally – Oxford Review of Education, 2012
This article offers some explanations for the simultaneous expansion of special educational services and personnel, with the increasing inclusion in mainstream education of more young people with disabilities and learning difficulties. Following discussions with some 70 professionals, administrators and others in a study in four countries, it…
Descriptors: Expertise, Learning Problems, Middle Class, Inclusion