Titill: | Choosing private compulsory schools: A means for class distinctions or responsible parenting? |
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Útgáfa: | 2020-05-29 |
Tungumál: | Enska |
Umfang: | 97–115 |
Háskóli/Stofnun: | Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland |
Svið: | School of education (UI) Menntavísindasvið (HÍ) |
Birtist í: | Research in Comparative and International Education;15(2) |
ISSN: | 1745-4999 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1745499920921098 |
Efnisorð: | Education; School choice; Private schools; Iceland; Educational distinction; Blandaðar rannsóknir; Mixed methods research; Þjóðfélagsstéttir; Einkaskólar; Viðhorf |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2465 |
Tilvitnun:Auðardóttir AM, Kosunen S. Choosing private compulsory schools: A means for class distinctions or responsible parenting? Research in Comparative and International Education. 2020;15(2):97-115. doi:10.1177/1745499920921098
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Útdráttur: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.
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Leyfi:CC BY-NC-ND
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