Glossary

Definition and commentary on the term Children in Care (previously Looked After Children)

26.02.07

Commentary on government initiative particularly aimed at improving the educational achievement of ‘disadvantaged’ pupils.

25.09.06

Working class

Definition and commentary on the term ‘working class’.

15.09.06

Marketisation

Definition and commentary on the term ‘marketisation’.

26.08.06

Personalised learning

Definition and commentary on the term ‘personalised learning’.

26.08.06

Exclusion from school

Definition and commentary on the term ‘exclusion from school’.

25.08.06

Special Educational Need

Definition and commentary on the term ‘Special Educational Need’ (SEN).

15.08.06

Underclass

Definition and commentary on the term ‘underclass’.

15.08.06

Social mobility

Definition and commentary on the term ‘social mobility’.

07.08.06

Middle class

Definition and commentary on the term ‘middle class’.

07.08.06

Poverty

Definition and commentary on the term ‘poverty’.

07.08.06

Life Chances

Definition and commentary on the term ‘life chances’.

07.08.06

Disadvantage

Definition and commentary on the term ‘disadvantage’.

07.08.06

Meritocracy

Definition and commentary on the term ‘meritocracy’.

28.07.06

Bourdieu

Commentary on Bourdieu’s forms of capital and explanation of how this relates to theorisations of social class and achievement.

28.07.06

Social class

Definition and commentary on the term ‘social class’.

07.07.06

Critical Race Theory

Definition and explanation of Critical Race Theory

12.05.06

Critical Whiteness Studies

Definition and explanation of Critical Whiteness Studies

12.05.06

Political Correctness

Definition and usage of the term 'political correctness'

02.05.06

Inclusion

Definition and explanation of the term 'inclusion' in relation to schooling.

12.12.05