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Publication Date: 2011
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The Politics of School Choice in Two Countries with Large Private-Dependent Sectors (Spain and Chile): Family Strategies, Collective Action and Lobbying
Rambla, Xavier; Valiente, Oscar; Frias, Carla
Journal of Education Policy, v26 n3 p431-447 2011
In many countries choice of school is an increasing concern for families and governments. In Spain and Chile, it is also associated with a long-standing political cleavage on the regulation of large sectors of private-dependent schools. This article analyses both the micro- and the macro-politics of choice in these two countries, where low-status 15-year-old students record a significant segregation. At the micro level, some evidence is provided that not only middle-class skilful choosers but also the political representatives of private-dependent schools manage to pursue their interests drawing on economic, social and cultural capital. At the macro level, evidence also shows that the lobbies defending private-dependent schools can use and maintain these power resources. However, in some episodes collective action is an effective power resource for those who campaign in favour of a stricter regulation of these schools, but its influence is much difficult to maintain for longer periods. (Contains 2 notes and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Private Schools, Social Status, School Choice, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Politics of Education, Middle Class, Social Capital, Cultural Capital, Economic Factors, Lobbying, Power Structure, Advocacy, School Segregation, Comparative Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile; Spain
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