208 pages
234 x 156mm
ISBN-13: 978 1 85856 412 8
July 2007

This collection brings together analyses from educational contexts around the world of the ways in which notions of identity and difference, belonging and exclusion are constructed within and beyond the context of education. Three key themes link the chapters in the book

• current policy and practice in education and educational research


• educational imperialism and its legacy


• cultures and sub-cultures within and beyond educational contexts

The contributors are the editors and Stephen Ball, Renée DePalma, Stephen Dobson, David Gough, Ruby Greene, Jennifer Lavia, Ahmad Nazari, Carrie Paechter, John Storey, Takako Takano, Maddalena Taras and Deborah Youdell.
The book is for academics, for students working at masters level and above, and for educational professionals and policy makers. It will interest scholars working in education, sociology, cultural studies and sociolinguistics or doing interdisciplinary work.

Michael Reiss is Professor of Science Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and Director of Education at the Royal Society. Renée DePalma is Research Fellow at the University of Sunderland, where Elizabeth Atkinson is a Reader in Social and Educational Inquiry.