Barry Cooper

Barry Cooper is a Professor of Education in the School of Education at Durham University, United Kingdom. He was from 2004-2007 co-editor of the British Educational Research Journal. His interests are in the sociology of education, especially social class issues in mathematics education, research methods – most recently in applying fs/QCA to large datasets - and the evaluation of educational aid projects. His most recent book was Assessing Children's Mathematical Knowledge: Social class, sex and problem-solving (Open University Press, 2000).

United Kingdom

Email: barry.cooper@durham.ac.uk

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Judith Glaesser

Judith Glaesser is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Education at Durham University, United Kingdom. Her research interests include the sociology of education, inequality and meritocracy in education, and research methods, particularly fs/QCA. She gained her PhD from the University of Konstanz in Germany. This was published in 2008 as the book: Soziale und individuelle Einflüsse auf den Erwerb von Bildungsabschlüssen. Konstanz: uvk.

United Kingdom

Email: Judith.Glaesser@durham.ac.uk