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Saltmarsh, Sue – Critical Studies in Education, 2008
This paper considers the discursive production of violence in the context of educational markets. Drawing on a larger study of sexually violent incidents that occurred in an elite private boys' school in Sydney, Australia, in 2000, the paper examines disciplinary traditions and communicative practices surrounding these events. Insights from Michel…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Single Sex Schools, Private Schools, Competitive Selection
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Grima, Grace; Ventura, Frank – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2006
For several decades, the Maltese educational system was almost entirely reliant on English examination boards for certification in secondary and post-secondary education. In the 1990s, Maltese policy-makers decided to establish an affordable local examination system aimed at a wide range of students. This paper focuses on the review of the…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Student Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Certification