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Autor/inn/en | Auðardóttir, Auður Magndís; Kosunen, Sonja |
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Titel | Choosing Private Compulsory Schools: A Means for Class Distinctions or Responsible Parenting? |
Quelle | In: Research in Comparative and International Education, 15 (2020) 2, S.97-115 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Auðardóttir, Auður Magndís) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1745-4999 |
DOI | 10.1177/1745499920921098 |
Schlagwörter | Private Schools; School Choice; Compulsory Education; Socioeconomic Background; Foreign Countries; Social Differences; Advantaged; School Location; Parent Attitudes; Public Schools; Neighborhood Schools; Moral Values; Middle Class; School Effectiveness; Cultural Capital; Intellectual Experience; Parent Background; Commercialization; Iceland |
Abstract | This study aims to explore the social and ethnic background of pupils admitted to private schools at the compulsory level in Iceland so as to identify possible social class segregation between public and private schools. Additionally, we examine how parents reason their choice of private education for their children. Bourdieu's concepts of capital, symbolic power and distinction are used to think through our findings. Data consist of descriptive statistics and interviews with parents. Our findings show that many of the private schools attract privileged parents, but that this is contingent upon the schools' geographical location. Parental discourse links good behaviour and ambition with the private schools, while simultaneously labelling the public schools as failing. Parents who align with the intellectual fraction show signs of experiencing a moral dilemma over their choice. Overall, our findings suggest that to some extent, private schools serve as a tool for educational distinction. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |