Commitment to equal opportunity, a multi-faceted struggle
There are many studies on the social determinisms of school success. They show a progression of inequalities and highlight the multiple facets of these determinisms. Discrimination, but also self-censorship and poor mastery of informal skills, considered peripheral during schooling, but essential in higher education and the professional world.
Group longevity and the effect on learning
The duration and depth of learning could well be linked to the friendly qualities that develop in a group, and learning and living together could also increase our life expectancy.
What are school authorities doing to attract and retain staff?
In addition to resignations, which are the ultimate stage of disengagement, it must also be understood that teachers who do not want to take the risk of loss of income associated with resignation adopt other strategies to protect themselves: involvement in other activities, requested part-time work, sick leave, etc.
It seems that the school does not know how to adapt to new contexts and changes in society, both on the side of students and teachers.
Fear of success as a barrier to achieving goals
Fear of success is a duel between our aspirations and our apprehensions. Is it a goal I've set for myself, or the one I've been encouraged to adopt?
Approaching autobiography from a sociological perspective: a delicate exercise
Frankly, who wants to read autobiographies? However, authors have taken the risk of making visible social constructions, class relations and domination through their lives and those of their relatives. This is a risky literary and sociological exercise, which mixes analysis and emotion and which necessarily raises questions of writing and style. Three examples also show how these works are deployed in other media and other literary productions.