Laura Perry

BA Michigan, MA LOYOLA Chic, PhD LOYOLA Chic.
Lecturer , SOE

Research Interests

1. Education policy
2. Comparative/international education
3. Sociology of education

Projects

Laura Perry is currently conducting with colleague Andrew McConney secondary analyses of the OECD's PISA dataset on the effects of school composition on student performance. She is also examining the contradictions and tensions of education policy in democratic societies, using the key concepts of equality, diversity, participation, choice and cohesion.

Publications

1. Perry,L. (2003) Democratic Aspects of Post-Communist Schooling. Political Crossroads, 11 (2).
2. Perry,L. (2003) Key Concepts in Democracy and Education. Education and Society, 21 (3).
3. Perry,L. (2005) Globalization and Democratic Aspects of Post-communist Education. Educational Practice and Theory, 27 (1), 5-23.
4. Perry, L. (2005). The seeing and the seen: Contrasting perspectives of post-Communist Czech schooling. Compare, 35(3), 265-283.
5. Perry,L. (2007) School Composition and Student Outcomes: Results from PISA 2003 Australia.Teachers College Record, x.
6. Perry,L. (2007) School Choice in Australia and the US: The Explanatory Role of Democratic Values. Comparative Education Review, x.
7. Perry,L. (2007) Conceptualizing Education Policy in Democratic Societies. Educational Policy, x.

Contact Details

l.perry@murdoch.edu.au