Choosing schools, choosing selves: exploring the influence of parental identity and biography on the school choice process in Delhi, India

Gurney, Eleanor

doi:10.1080/09620214.2017.1279560

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“…Nambissan (2012) argues that a range of socio-cultural factors interface with mobility strategies and mediate parental decision making on schooling. Decoding the social meaning behind school choice, Gurney (2017) established a dynamic relationship between parents’ self-identities and choice of school for their children. Lahoti and Mukhopadhyay (2019) pointed that parental aspiration to achieve ‘cultural capital for their ward’ function as a factor to keep their ward in private school even when they feel unsatisfied with the private school.…”

Section: Choosing the School: What Do We Know So Far?mentioning

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“…Understanding the social context which parents inhabit and act upon (Goswami, 2015), becomes an important condition to comprehend the complex choice processes. Analysing the dynamic relationship between parents’ self identities and choice of school, Gurney (2017) calls ‘nature of school choice’ as a deeply personal act for quality education. This section aims to comprehend how parents from diverse strata differently perceive the five school choice factors, that is, teachers, quality of education, learning environment, English education and private tuition which have been commonly reported by respondents across social strata.…”

Section: Understanding School Choice In a Varied Socio-economic Milieumentioning

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Understanding Parental School Choice in Varied Socio-economic Milieus: A Case Study of a Village in Punjab

Narwana

Gill

2022

Contemporary Education Dialogue

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With the upsurge of private schools, parents are struggling with a variety of schooling options. Given the exclusionary nature of privatisation, the market has led to the reproduction of social inequality amidst a plurality of choice. By mapping the school choice process, the article aims to explore school choice in the varied socio-economic milieu in a village in Punjab. Based on the qualitative data collected with the help of semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs), the study draws linkages between the determinants of school choice and the positionality of parents. The findings of the study dissect the simple yet complex process of school choice along common factors, that is, teachers, quality of education, learning environment, English education and private tutoring. Drawing upon the nuanced analysis of these factors with parental socio-economic background, the study argues that it is important to understand the varied expectations, aspirations and challenges of parents from diverse sections to comprehend the school choice process.

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Section: Choosing the School: What Do We Know So Far?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Understanding School Choice In a Varied Socio-economic Milieumentioning

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Understanding Parental School Choice in Varied Socio-economic Milieus: A Case Study of a Village in Punjab

Narwana

Gill

2022

Contemporary Education Dialogue

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“…Scholars suggest that parents' schools of choice are actually influenced by their socio-economic and demographic characteristics (Chakrabarti and Roy, 2010;Elacqua et al, 2006;Gurney, 2017). Social characteristics such as caste and religion are also associated with school choice in India (Choudhury, 2019).…”

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Private school choice among Muslim parents: the public–private school decision in Delhi, India

Mousumi

Kusakabe

2022

Lond. Rev. Educ.

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This article examines Muslim parents’ private school choice, their understanding of public–private schooling and how they navigate the choice between fee-free public schools and fee-charging private schools. This article draws on qualitative data from open-ended, semi-structured interviews with 38 parents from Muslim-majority areas in Delhi, India. The findings show that parents choose private schools for several reasons, such as their proximity, discipline, emphasis on Islamic teachings and values, safety and caring teachers. The analysis suggests that structural and social factors influence and construct parents’ choice of a particular school. The neighbourhood where they reside, their minority status, their socio-economic and demographic profile, and the type of schools that are available to them influence their decision making.

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“…In India, parents consider a school's physical infrastructure and the availability of curricular offerings that provide pathways to lucrative professions (Gupta, 2020). Some even consider their own schooling experience when determining where to educate their children (Gurney, 2017).…”

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Intensive Teaching: Examining Teachers’ Professional Pressures and Pedagogical Practices at an Elite School

Atterberry

2021

Contemporary Education Dialogue

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This article asks the following questions: What pressures do teachers face from parents and senior administrators? How do the pressures teachers face from parents and senior administrators affect how they teach students? Specifically, how does this affect the methods they engage in to generate ‘good’ student outcomes? It answers these questions by analysing interviews with 24 high school teachers at an elite international school in Bangalore, a city in southwest India. This article argues that the pressures teachers face from senior administrators and parents to produce high-achieving students result in them engaging in intensive teaching practices. These practices represent teachers’ attempts to produce students capable of earning high grades and entrance into competitive colleges and universities. This article extends our understanding of the factors that shape teachers’ pedagogical practices by making explicit connections between affluent parenting practices and the professional roles of teachers at elite schools. As such, this article makes important contributions to the literature on the sociology of education and teaching.

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Choosing schools, choosing selves: exploring the influence of parental identity and biography on the school choice process in Delhi, India

Cited by 9 publications

References 31 publications

Understanding Parental School Choice in Varied Socio-economic Milieus: A Case Study of a Village in Punjab

Understanding Parental School Choice in Varied Socio-economic Milieus: A Case Study of a Village in Punjab

Private school choice among Muslim parents: the public–private school decision in Delhi, India

Intensive Teaching: Examining Teachers’ Professional Pressures and Pedagogical Practices at an Elite School

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