Middle‐class flight from urban public schools to suburban districts or private schools is a key
source of educational inequality. Recently, however, a number of studies have focused on …

This book examines experiences and implications of'against-the-grain'school choices,
where white middle class families choose ordinary and'low performing'secondary schools …

Drawing on data from interviews with 63 London-based families, this article argues that
there are difficult and uncomfortable issues around whiteness in multi-ethnic contexts. Even …

El artículo presenta los resultados de una revisión de literatura sobre la investigación
sociológica cualitativa (incluyendo estudios mixtos) acerca de los procesos de elección de …

La propuesta de introducir mecanismos de mercado en educación ha impulsado el debate
político y la investigación sobre la elección de escuela por las familias. Chile ha sido un …

This paper analyses a specific kind of choice, choice of the local school, by a specific middle
class group, characterized by its high cultural capital, its 'caring'perspective and liberal …

In the field of comparative education without a strong theory-driven approach it is hard to go
beyond merely listing the similarities and differences that make it possible to create …

This article is based on the Keynote Address to the European Conference on Educational
Research (ECER), Crete, Greece, 21–25 September 2004. One of the most consistent …

The White Paper on Education (2006) re-emphasises the importance of parents within
education policy and, in particular, the key role of parental choice. However, this article …

Research on elites (that is, on status groups that occupy dominant positions) is
characterized by the lack of connection between studies that focus on elite recruitment and …