Low‐fee private schools in England and in less economically developed countries. What can be learnt from a comparison

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11919635
AutoresGeoffrey Walford (0000-0001-6896-9625, Science Oxford, autor correspondente)
Ano2011
Volume41
Fascículo3
Páginas401-413
Data de publicação2011-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCompare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03057925.2010.542033
OpenAlexW2026737009
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas20

There has been a growing amount of research on low‐fee private schools in less economically developed countries, but much less on low‐fee private schools in developed countries. Yet, low‐fee private schools have also been a recent feature of the educational landscape in countries such as Canada, the USA, Australia and Great Britain. This paper draws together some of my previously published work on such schools in England and considers the similarities between low‐fee private schools in developed and less economically developed countries. In particular, it examines sponsors' motivations for starting such schools and the motivations of parents for using such schools for their children. Keywords: low‐fee schoolsprivate schoolsmotivationsChristian schoolsTooley Acknowledgements This paper draws heavily on a previous paper (Walford Citation2001a) for some of the descriptive detail. The research comparing English and Dutch private Christian schools was supported by the Spencer Foundation. The work on this paper was partially supported by the Open Society Institute. The statements made and conclusions drawn are those of the author alone

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