A pioneering global study has revealed how schools worldwide are using a raft of marketing techniques to attract higher performing pupils and climb the league tables.
Tag: Inequalities
Men may not ‘perceive’ domestic tasks as needing doing in the same way as women, philosophers argue
Philosophers seeking to answer questions around inequality in household labour and the invisibility of women’s work in the home have proposed a new theory – that men and women are trained by society to see different possibilities for action in the same domestic environment.
Conflicting motives govern sense of fairness
The perception that resources are unfairly distributed is at the root of many social conflicts.
To be equitable, US urban green infrastructure planning must transform
Across the US, cities have embraced green infrastructure as a way to mitigate flooding, excessive heat, extreme weather, and other urban hazards.
When schools relax rules for ‘helicopter’ parents and their kids, other students suffer
An IU sociologist’s research reveals that schools are dependent on the support of highly involved, privileged parents. As a result, teachers often exempt those families from certain rules, including those involving attendance and homework.