NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing one result Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kenway, Jane; Fahey, Johannah – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2015
Privileged benefaction in elite schools and the moral dilemmas, contradictions and power politics involved are the focus of this paper. The notion of "the gift" provides our analytical lens. We concentrate on two girls' schools--one in South Africa and one in England. These were both built, in various ways, on the British model of public…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Selective Admission, Females, Single Sex Schools