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White Middle-Class Parents’ Unconventional Choice for a Public, Ethnically Mixed Progressive School: An Alternative Pathway to Success?

Goossens, Cédric

2024 • In Journal of School Choice

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Keywords :

cultural reproduction; neoliberalism; privilige; progressive education; school choice

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[en] While middle-class professionals have historically supported progressive education ideals, it has been argued that this group often fails to practice what they preach, focusing instead on securing advantages for their children. Nevertheless, progressive education remains a resilient phenomenon and appears to be gaining traction. This study explores the motivations of 35 white middle-class parents in Ghent, Belgium, who chose a public, ethnically mixed progressive school for their children. The results suggest that such a choice should not be interpreted as a parental attempt to find an alternative to traditional success-driven education but rather as an alternative way to achieve success.

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RUCHE - Research Unit for a life-Course perspective on Health & Education - ULiège

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Sociology & social sciences

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Goossens, Cédric ; Université de Liège - ULiège

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English

Title :

White Middle-Class Parents’ Unconventional Choice for a Public, Ethnically Mixed Progressive School: An Alternative Pathway to Success?

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[en] White Middle-Class Parents’ Unconventional Choice for a Public, Ethnically Mixed Progressive School: An Alternative Pathway to Success?

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04 August 2024

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Journal of School Choice

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1558-2159

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1558-2167

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Routledge, United Kingdom

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10. Reduced inequalities

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