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Accidental Achievers? International Higher Education, Class Reproduction and Privilege in the Experiences of UK Students Overseas
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Waters, Johanna; Brooks, Rachel – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2010
To date, scholarship on international students has generally focused on flows from non-western economies to the main English-speaking destination countries (such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia). In contrast, we draw on a qualitative study of 85 UK students who have either completed or are considering undertaking a degree…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Criticism, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
School Organization and Market Ecology: A Realist Sociological Look at the Infrastructure of School Choice.
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Yair, Gad – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1996
Analyzes school choice in terms of inter-school student transfer and explains choice as the result of two factors: organization of student mobility among schools in terms of vacant positions and student body composition; and the influence and position of the school within the educational market. (MJP)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Sociology, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education