Abstract
In this paper we describe some of the complexities involved in the construction of a sample of 'ordinary' schools. We outline the policy context in England that produces pressures to resist 'ordinariness'. The paper then explores two theoretical tools, fabrication and rhetoric, that are deployed in an analysis of some key artefacts of fabrication from schools in England. Through an examination of artefacts such as school brochures and websites, this paper asks whether there are any 'ordinary' schools in these performative times?
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1 - 16 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | British Journal of Sociology of Education |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2011 |