Choosing the local school
Middle class parents' values and social and ethnic mix in London and Paris
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11487667 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maroussia Raveaud (a Université du Maine , Le Mans , France, corresponding author), Agnès Van Zanten (0000-0003-3691-5168, b Observatoire Sociologique du Changement , Paris , France) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107-124 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Education Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-0939 • E-ISSN: 1464-5106 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02680930601065817 |
| OpenAlex | W2041028934 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 98 |
| References cited | 24 |
This paper analyses a specific kind of choice, choice of the local school, by a specific middle class\ngroup, characterized by its high cultural capital, its ‘caring’ perspective and liberal political\norientation, in two cosmopolitan, ‘mixed’ settings, London and Paris, with a focus on values and\nhow ethical dilemmas raised by confrontation with the social and ethnic mix in schools are solved.\nIt draws upon a small-scale comparative study of urban middle class parents conducted in 2004–\n2005 at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris in collaboration with the London Institute of\nEducation. Using the same open-ended schedule, 28 interviews were carried out in one London\nlocality and 38 in a similar locality in the Parisian periphery (plus 12 others in a nearby private\nschool). Its main purpose was to use a cross-Channel comparison to test and enrich a comprehensive\nmodel of school choice that tries to take into account the complex interaction between policies,\nstrategies, contexts, resources and values
Class (philosophy · Cultural capital · Ethnic group · Focus group · Locality · Middle class · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · School choice · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Law · Parental Involvement in Education · Religious Education and Schools
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| Unique citing works | 98 |
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| Citations per year | 5,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 98 |