...Paul Greenbank Purpose This article analyses how higher education institutions (HEIs) have responded to government policy to increase the participation rates of students from lower social classes through their admissions policies. Design/methodology/approach The article uses documentary...

... in terms of abstract concepts. Aims to apply a dialectical analysis to the nature of change in organizations in order to highlight the fact that social class as an issue in management theory has become marginalized. Intends to argue that the application of laissez‐faire economics to welfare...

... school paradigm which plays down the significance of social class in education. If schools, teachers and pupils are to be judged equitably we need to use a different paradigm; one that has some analysis of government intervention into the economy and welfare system, which takes into consideration how...

... do parents, teachers, the principal share the decision‐making power? 4. 4What personal, institutional, or community‐related factors account for the success or failure of school councils? Australia Education Participation Schools Social class Teachers The 1980s was a turbulent...