The impossibility of minority ethnic educational 'success'? An examination of the discourses of teachers and pupils in British secondary schools

L Archer - European Educational Research Journal, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
This article argues that in Britain dominant educational discourses of 'the ideal pupil'exclude
minority ethnic pupils and prevent them from inhabiting a position of authentic 'success'. It …

Inner‐city femininities and education:'race', class, gender and schooling in young women's lives

L Archer, A Halsall, S Hollingworth - Gender and Education, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
This paper considers how urban, ethnically diverse working class girls' constructions of
femininities mediate and shape their dis/engagement with education and schooling. We …

Education in a multicultural environment: Equity issues in teaching and learning in the school system in England

B Boyle, M Charles - International Studies in Sociology of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The paper focuses on the auditing and accountancy paradigm that has dominated
educational measurement of pupil performance for the last 20 years in England. The …