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ForewordWhilst every effort has been made <strong>to</strong> write th<strong>is</strong> thes<strong>is</strong> in plain Engl<strong>is</strong>h, t<strong>here</strong> are<strong>some</strong> moments when technical language <strong>is</strong> unavoidable. W<strong>here</strong> necessary <strong>some</strong> ofthat language has been changed in<strong>to</strong> metaphors in the interests of clarity or <strong>to</strong> makeunderst<strong>and</strong>ing easier.Throughout, UK Engl<strong>is</strong>h spellings have been adopted for critical terms likeprogramme - meaning an organ<strong>is</strong>ed system of study - but rendered in the US Engl<strong>is</strong>hform - e.g. program -when a specificity of language <strong>is</strong> necessary <strong>to</strong> identify,describe or analyse the phenomenon in focus. Th<strong>is</strong> accounts for the American use ofa 'z' in the spelling of terms likes globalization as opposed <strong>to</strong> an 's' in the Engl<strong>is</strong>hversion.W<strong>here</strong> a quotation does not conform <strong>to</strong> these rules, a verbatim presentation of thewords <strong>is</strong> recorded.Perm<strong>is</strong>sion was granted <strong>by</strong> the two school leaders whose 'tweets' are cited in Chapter2.3 <strong>and</strong> these are available on request.8Simon Hughes Ph.D. Thes<strong>is</strong> (Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2012)

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