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In 1966 Foucault bradcast a talk on French radio about 'heterotopia'. These, he claimed, were institutional spaces which could be identified as being part of society, but at the same time outside contemporary social and political norms in their structure, discourses and iconography. The discourses and enactments of 'playwork' frequently occur in shared spaces, in which they come up against powerful conter-discourses, particularly those generated by educational institutions. A (re)turning to data collected in three primary schools and their partner nursery and out of school provision, revealed tensions and opportunities for playwork and playworkers during school playtimes and before and after school activities.

In 1966 Foucault broadcasted a talk on French radio about "heterotopia." These, he claimed, were institutional spaces that could be identified as being part of society, but at the same time outside contemporary social and political norms in their structure, discourses and iconography. The discourses and enactments of playwork frequently occur in shared spaces, in which they come up against powerful counter-discourses, particularly those generated by educational institutions. A (re)turning to data collected in three primary schools, their partner nursery and out-of-school provision revealed tensions and opportunities for playwork and playworkers during school play times and before and after school activities.

This article identifies the epistemological and ethical problems that accompany the growing mandate to archive and share qualitative data. We call attention to the potential consequences of "shared access" for data that is premised on meaning-making and interpretation embedded in interactions between the researcher and those they study. We argue that context specificity and the co-constitutive processes of qualitative data production preclude the separation of "evidence" from the relations of its production that is required when evidence is archived for future use by others. Furthermore, we identify the ethical challenges that attend to ensuring the rights and confidentiality of those we engage and the particular concerns such engagement entails for vulnerable populations when securing informed consent for the use of data by future unknown researchers. Finally, we ask whether the claim for greater efficiencies and accountability of public access are appropriate for the co-constitutive character of qualitative evidence and what these demands portend for knowledge production. We conclude by calling for the development of protocols to guide researchers who are sensitive to these issues but must respond to calls to archive and share their data.

AbstractThe global resurgence of co‐operatives has given rise to debate about their role in development. What challenges do they offer to current models of social and economic organisation in the light of crisis? Can co‐operatives go beyond their mixed history and create opportunities for new thinking, policy and practice? This introduction examines some aspects of the history of the co‐operative movement in development and identifies contemporary themes, particularly with respect to rural co‐operatives. It outlines how the articles in the Policy Arena address some of the key questions in current policy debates. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Part I. General principles. Introduction -- Common themes / with Amanda Easton -- Types of groups -- Diversity issues / Lia D. Falco -- Group composition -- Ethical considerations -- Training considerations -- Part II. Specific disabilities. Sensory disabilities -- Psychiatric disabilities -- Cognitive disabilities -- Physical disabilities / with Gabrielle Ficchi -- Chronic health conditions -- Part III. Resources. Recap and conclusions -- Exercises and resources.

There is a growing Co-operative Education sector in England with in the region of 300 schools now describing themselves as Co-operative Schools. The growth of this sector is subject to significant debate – is it a countervailing movement for local democracy or is it simply another chain of schools that will hasten the marketisation of education? This article draws on the relatively limited extant literature on the history of co-operative education since the 1850s to understand the key traditions of 'Co-operative Education'. Then, drawing upon an analysis of Co-operative Schools' websites and meetings, upon interviews with Co-operative College officers, and upon visits and interviews with teachers in two Co-operative Schools, it explores how these traditions are being taken up or resisted in Co-operative Schools in England. The article argues that there is a risk that the autonomy that is at the heart of the Co-operative movement may lay the growing Co-operative Schools sector open to co-option within existing neo-liberal education agendas. The article argues that an important bulwark against this would be for the Co-operative movement to focus its energies in particular on the development of a movement of Co-operative educators, the teachers, parents, students and governors who, through what Woodin calls a 'learnt associational identity', can resist the reduction of education to a marketised private good. This analysis has implications not only within the context of England, but more widely in the international struggle to develop new models of democratic accountability for education in an increasingly marketised environment, and for the potential role of the international co-operative movement within that global struggle.

1. Introduction -- Anthony Webster, Linda Shaw and Rachael Vorberg-Rugh 2. Mainstreaming co-operatives after the global financial crisis -- Claudia Sanchez Bajo and Bruno Roelants 3. Our agencies: persuasion and the value of a concept to mainstreaming co-operation -- Philip Grant 4. G. J. Holyoake (1807-1906): a resource for a journey of hope? -- Stephen Yeo 5. History, citizenship and co-operative education, c. 1895-1930 -- Keith Vernon 6. 'The unit of the co-operative movement...is a woman': gender and the development of the co-operative business model in Britain -- Rachael Vorberg-Rugh 7. A continuing challenge: women and leadership in co-operatives -- Barbara Rawlings and Linda Shaw 8. The wasted years? The Co-operative Party during the 1930s -- Angela Whitecross 9. New models of ownership and governance -- Cliff Mills and Ruth Yeoman 10. Co-operatives in health care: global prospects for the development of co-operatives as instruments of consumer-centred health care -- Vern Hughes 11. Rising numbers of architectural co-operatives in an uncertain construction economy -- Stephen McCusker 12. Co-operatives and climate protection: housing co-operatives in Germany -- Carolin Schr̲der and Heike Walk 13. The co-operative identity: good for poverty reduction? -- Rowshan Hannan 14. What do we really know about workers' co-operatives? -- Virginie P̌rotin 15.The impact of the co-operative ethos on the creation of shared value: a case study of Lincolnshire Co-operative Society -- Phil Considine and Martin Hingley 16. Learning to swim against the tide: crises and co-operative credibility -- some international and historical examples -- Anthony Webster, Linda Shaw, Rachael Vorberg-Rugh, John F. Wilson and Ian Snaith Index

AbstractIt has been argued that current interest in co‐operatives is because they can reduce poverty and are resilient organisations. However, histories of co‐operatives' successes and failures suggest that co‐operative organisational resilience needs better understanding. This article reviews the literature, particularly with respect to sub‐Saharan Africa. It argues that co‐operative organisational resilience centres on co‐operatives' multidimensionality and the development of collective capability in five mutually reinforcing areas of activity. These are membership, networks, collective skills in governance, innovation and engagement with governments. Together, they strengthen co‐operatives' resilience, but where lacking, they undermine it. The article adds to thinking about 'co‐operative advantage'. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.