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Rowe, Emma; Perry, Laura B. – Comparative Education, 2022
Parent-generated revenue in public schools, in the form of fee-giving or fundraising, is fast developing as a robust source of financial revenue for public schools in OECD countries. In this paper we draw on a comprehensive empirical dataset of parent-generated financial revenue for public schools located in New South Wales, Australia. We draw on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Fees, Parent Financial Contribution
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Debs, Mira; Cheung, Hoi Shan – Comparative Education, 2021
Parents around the globe are increasingly understood to contribute to educational inequality through their choice of schools. This important critique risks minimising the way choice systems may favour certain parents over others. A case study of Singapore and its primary school enrolment process helps illustrate how parent's interactions with…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, School Choice, Discourse Analysis, News Reporting
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Windle, Joel – Comparative Education, 2022
This paper examines educational segregation in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro through the lens of a multifaceted centreperiphery relationship involving geographical, racial and historical dimensions. The paper first situates Brazilian racial inequalities historically, drawing on decolonial theory, before examining student enrolment patterns…
Descriptors: School Segregation, Racial Segregation, Political Attitudes, Foreign Countries