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Faas, Daniel – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2008
This article investigates how 15-year-old white and Turkish students in two Inner London comprehensive schools, one in a predominantly working-class area (Millroad School) and the other in a more middle-class environment (Darwin School), construct their identities. Drawing on mainly qualitative data from documentary sources, focus groups and…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Working Class, Middle Class, Social Differences
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Faas, Daniel – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2007
Germany's national (or ethnic) identity has become thoroughly European and there are even signs of Eurocentrism. This is particularly problematic for the Turkish Muslims who, arguably, are not European. This article explores how fifteen-year-old German and Turkish youth in two Stuttgart secondary schools, one in a predominantly working-class area…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Muslims, Focus Groups, Role of Education