All Outputs (2)

In the field with two rural primary school head teachers in England (2019)
Journal Article
Bagley, C., & Hillyard, S. (2019). In the field with two rural primary school head teachers in England. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 51(3), 273-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2019.1623763

The research focuses on the complexities associated with contemporary rural primary school leadership. The paper draws on in-depth ethnographic research undertaken in two contrasting English rural primary schools and their surrounding community over... Read More about In the field with two rural primary school head teachers in England.

The Rising Salience of the Absent: An Interactionist Analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Hillyard, S. (2019). The Rising Salience of the Absent: An Interactionist Analysis. Qualitative Sociology Review, 15(2), 56-72. https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.15.2.05

The paper uses examples from rural studies to demonstrate the relevance of symbolic interactionism for unlocking the complexity of contemporary society. It does so by making a case for a nonprescriptive theory-method dialectic. Case examples are draw... Read More about The Rising Salience of the Absent: An Interactionist Analysis.