Paul Downes is a Professor of Psychology of Education, and director of Educational Disadvantage Centre, Institute of Education, Dublin City University, Ireland. Jim Anderson is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of British Columbia, Canada. Alireza Behtoui is a Professor of Sociology, and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Södertörn University, Sweden. Lore Van Praag is an Assistant Professor in Sociology, Erasmus School for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Netherlands.