Alexander J. Means is Assistant Professor of Social and Psychological Foundations of Education, State University of New York College at Buffalo, USA.Derek R. Ford is Assistant Professor of Education Studies, DePauw University, USA.Graham B. Slater is Marriner S. Eccles Fellow in Political Economy at the University of Utah, USA. His research has appeared in theJournal of Education Policy, Educational Studies, and The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies.