Choosing Private Compulsory Schools : A means for class distinctions or Responsible Parenting?
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 f...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/327129 2024-01-07T09:44:12+01:00 Choosing Private Compulsory Schools : A means for class distinctions or Responsible Parenting? Auðardóttir, Auður Magndís Kosunen, Sonja Department of Education Diversity, multilingualism and social justice in education 2021-02-26T11:37:01Z 19 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/327129 eng eng SYMPOSIUM JOURNALS 10.1177/1745499920921098 NordForsk Auðardóttir , A M & Kosunen , S 2020 , ' Choosing Private Compulsory Schools : A means for class distinctions or Responsible Parenting? ' , Research in Comparative and International Education , vol. 15 , no. 2 , pp. 97-115 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1745499920921098 ORCID: /0000-0001-8093-7052/work/81360181 40a5c1a5-e4ff-46c1-88c1-a81ff5b27b10 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/327129 000539420800001 openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 516 Educational sciences Article acceptedVersion 2021 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:12:57Z 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. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Research in Comparative and International Education 15 2 97 115 |
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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. Peer reviewed |
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