About this journal

British Journal of Sociology of Education is one of the most renowned international scholarly journals in the field. The journal publishes high quality original, theoretically informed analyses of the relationship between education and society, and has an outstanding record of addressing major global debates about the social significance and impact of educational policy, provision, processes and practice in many countries around the world.

The journal engages with a diverse range of contemporary and emergent social theories along with a wide range of methodological approaches. Articles investigate the discursive politics of education, social stratification and mobility, the social dimensions of all aspects of pedagogy and the curriculum, and the experiences of all those involved, from the most privileged to the most disadvantaged. The vitality of the journal is sustained by its commitment to offer independent, critical evaluations of the ways in which education interfaces with local, national, regional and global developments, contexts and agendas in all phases of formal and informal education.

Contributions are expected to take into account the wide international readership of British Journal of Sociology of Education, and exhibit knowledge of previously published articles in the field. Submissions should be well located within sociological theory, and should not only be rigorous and reflexive methodologically, but also offer original insights to educational problems and or perspectives.

Peer Review Policy:

All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees from the journal's Editorial Board. This ensures the world class quality of the journal and maintains the continuity of sociological debate.

Chair of Executive Editors:

Rachel Brooks - University of Surrey, UK

Executive Editors:

Editorial Advisory Board:

Jessie Abrahams - University of Bristol, UK
Alexandra Allan - University of Exeter, UK
Kim Allen - University of Leeds, UK
Michael Apple - University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Will Baker - University of Bristol, UK
Zoe Baker - University of York, UK
Katherin Barg - University of Bristol, UK
Sait Bayrakdar - King's College London, UK
Kalwant Bhopal - University of Birmingham, UK
Chris Bjork - Vassar College, USA
Jill Blackmore - Deakin University, Australia
Alice Bradbury- UCL Institute of Education, UK
Phil Brown - Cardiff University, UK
Jessica Calarco - Indiana University, USA
Siyu Chen - Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Yi-Lin Chiang - New York University, Shanghai
Amanda Coffey - University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Paul Connolly - Ulster University, UK
Cristina Costa - Durham University, UK
Aline Courtois - University of Bath, UK
Claire Crawford - University of Cambridge, UK
Gill Crozier - University of Roehampton, UK
Miriam David - UCL Institute of Education, UK
Sara Delamont - Cardiff University, UK
Michael Donnelly - University of Bath, UK
Laura C. Engel - The George Washington University, USA
Dennis Francis - University of Glasgow, UK and Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Sol Gamsu - Durham University, UK
David Gillborn - University of Birmingham, UK
Val Gillies - University of Westminster, UK
Stephen Gorard - Durham University, UK
Gerald Grace - St. Mary's Catholic University, Twickenham, UK
Achala Gupta - University of Southampton, UK
Valerie Harwood - University of Sydney, Australia
Peter Hemming - University of Surrey, UK
Anna Hickey-Moody - RMIT University, Australia
Ursula Hoadley - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Mobarak Hossain - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Nicola Ingram - University College Cork, Ireland
Gabrielle Ivinson - Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
David James - School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK
Sung Tae Jang - University of Hong Kong, China
Jane Kenway - Monash University, Australia
Nigel Kettley - University of Cambridge, UK
Shamus Khan - Princeton University, USA
Jongyoung Kim - Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
Joonghyun Kwak - University of Oxford, UK
Henry Kwok - Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Jin Jin - East China Normal University, China
Gurpinder Lalli - University of Wolverhampton, UK
Predrag Lazetic - University of Bath, UK
Yann Lebeau - University of East Anglia, UK
Trevor Tsz-lok Lee - The Education University of Hong Kong, China
Wolfgang Lehmann - Western University, Canada
Bob Lingard - University of Queensland, Australia
Binwei Lu - Zhejiang University, China
Manuel Madriaga - University of Nottingham, UK
Eric Mangez - Universitié Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Simon Marginson - University of Oxford, UK
Quentin Maire - University of Melbourne, Australia
Sofia Marques Da Silva - University of Porto, Portugal
Karl Maton - University of Sydney, Australia
Ian McGimpsey - University of Birmingham, UK
Carmen Mills - University of Queensland, Australia
Marie-Pierre Moreau - Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Gemma Moss - UCL Institute of Education, London, UK
Utsa Mukherjee - Brunel University, UK
Johan Muller - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Benjamin Mulvey - University of Glasgow, UK
Mark Murphy - University of Glasgow, UK
Rajani Naidoo - University of Bath, UK
Daniel Nehring - Swansea University, UK
Romuald Normand - University of Strasbourg, France
Sarah O'Shea - Charles Sturt University, Australia
Adel Pasztor - Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
Jonathan Payne - De Montfort University, UK
Francesca Peruzzo - University of Birmingham, UK
Halleli Pinson - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Sally Power - Cardiff University, UK
John Preston - University of Essex, UK
Rille Raaper - Durham University, UK
Diane Reay - University of Cambridge, UK
David Reynolds - University of Swansea, UK
Chrissie Rogers - University of Kent, UK
Diego Santori - King's College London, UK
Padma M. Sarangapani - Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India
Sam Sellar - University of South Australia, Australia
Neil Selwyn - Monash University, Australia
Farzana Shain - Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Parlo Singh - Griffith University, Australia
John Solomos - University of Warwick, UK
Lauren Stentiford - University of Exeter, UK
Amy Stich - University of Georgia, USA
Steve Strand - University of Oxford, UK
Stuart Tannock - UCL Institute of Education, UK
Aina Tarabini - The Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Matthew Thomas - University of Glasgow, UK
Gerbrand Tholen - City, University of London, UK
Michael Tomlinson - University of Southampton, UK
Carlos Alberto Torres - University of California Los Angeles, USA
Kwok Kuen Tsang - The Education University of Hong Kong, China
Mengwei Tu - University of Swansea, UK
Richard Waller - University of the West of England, UK
Richard Watermeyer - University of Bristol, UK
Johanna Waters - University College London, UK
Megan Watkins - Western Sydney University, Australia
Debbie Weekes-Bernard - Deputy Mayor of Social Integration, Greater London Authority, UK
Andrew Wilkins - Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Billy Wong - University of Reading, UK
Ting-Hong Wong - Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Ailie Xie - South China Normal University, China
Wen Xu - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Miaoyan Yang - Xiamen University, China
Miri Yemini - Tel Aviv University, Israel
Hui Yu - South China Normal University, China
Jing Yu - University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Reva Yunus - University of York, UK
Deborah Youdell - University of Birmingham, UK

Founding Editor:

Len Barton - formerly Institute of Education, London, UK

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