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Buser De, Maya – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2023
In this article we describe evolving educational aspirations and practices of female high school students and their families in the context of rapidly changing education and employment markets in Kolkata. We interviewed 35 families of girls attending two government high schools. The families are from lower middle-class and lower income…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Females, Family Relationship
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Rowe, Emma E.; Windle, Joel – Critical Studies in Education, 2012
With the launch of the "My School" website in 2010, Australia became a relative latecomer to the publication of national school performance comparisons. This paper primarily seeks to explore the school choice experience as framed by "My School" website, for participating middle-class families. We will draw on Bourdieusian…
Descriptors: Middle Class, School Choice, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries