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Alegre, Miquel Angel; Benito, Ricard – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
This article deals with the discourses and practices employed by families involved in school choice processes in the city of Barcelona (Spain). It draws upon a study conducted by the authors in 2008/09, and it is based on surveys completed by a representative sample made up of 3245 families, as well as 60 in-depth interviews with families with…
Descriptors: School Choice, Foreign Countries, Social Structure, Educational Needs
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Sim, Jasmine B.-Y. – Educational Review, 2012
Elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew maintains that a society ruled by elites is necessary to provide for high growth and social progress. Elitism conjures a class divide; an ongoing concern is a disconnection between elite and the citizens it has to represent. In the tradition of political socialization, and using the case study approach, this article…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Socialization, Global Approach, Ideology
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Chesler, Mark A.; Ford, Kristie A.; Galura, Joseph A.; Charbeneau, Jessica M. – Teaching Sociology, 2006
Community service learning offers students the opportunity to cross socially constructed and epistemological borders of power and privilege, allowing them to come into contact with groups of people who are different from themselves and to learn in different ways. Peer facilitators, undergraduate student instructional leaders who guide others…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Universities, Service Learning, Educational Environment