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British Journal of Sociology of Education | 2005

Choice without markets: homeschooling in the context of private education

Janice Aurini; Scott Davies

Homeschooling is enjoying new‐found acceptance in North America. Drawing on a variety of secondary sources and our own data from Ontario, Canada, we find that homeschooling is growing steadily, and is becoming an increasingly legitimated form of education. To understand these changes, we review prevailing sociological explanations that focus on the rise of neo‐liberal ideology, and pressures of class reproduction and human capital requirements. We document the contributions of these theories and note their limits for understanding the rising popularity of homeschooling. We then situate homeschooling within a broader context of private education, distinguishing segments that encourage market‐consumer, class reproduction, human capital and ‘expressive’ logics. The combination of large investments of time and effort with highly uncertain outcomes makes homeschooling the most expressive form of private education, which we trace to the burgeoning culture of ‘intensive parenting.’


Evaluation & Research in Education | 2003

Homeschooling and Canadian Educational Politics: Rights, Pluralism and Pedagogical Individualism

Scott Davies; Janice Aurini

Homeschooling is becoming increasingly popular in Canada. Drawing on a variety of secondary sources and our own data from the province of Ontario, we advance three arguments. First, homeschooling is gaining legitimacy from the increasingly pluralistic nature of educational politics. Second, the lobbying tactics of homeschool advocates increasingly resemble other choice-seeking actors in education. Rather than expressing alienation from dominant political and cultural streams, most homeschool advocates frame their claims using the language of individual and parent rights. Third, as homeschooling enters the mainstream, more of its recruits are sharing in a burgeoning culture of ‘pedagogical individualism’ that prizes educational alternatives tailored to the needs of each unique child.


Canadian Public Policy-analyse De Politiques | 2011

Exploring School Choice in Canada: Who Chooses What and Why?

Scott Davies; Janice Aurini

Il existe différents types de politiques et de mesures visant à permettre aux parents de choisir pour leurs enfants une école autre que l’école publique « standard ». Dans cette étude empirique, nous analysons trois questions : la proportion des parents canadiens qui choisissent l’école de leurs enfants et la proportion de ceux qui choisissent une école autre que l’école publique « standard »; les données démographiques associées à ces choix; les caractéristiques et les attitudes des parents associées à ces choix. Cette analyse nous permet de faire trois types d’observations. Premièrement, la proportion des parents qui choisissent l’école de leurs enfants est importante : deux tiers des parents canadiens se prévalent de la possibilité de faire ce choix, et un tiers choisissent une école autre que l’école publique « standard ». Deuxièmement, ces choix sont souvent liés au revenu ou au degré de scolarité des parents, quoiqu’il y ait des exceptions intéressantes. Troisièmement, le choix d’une école semble s’inscrire dans le prolongement de l’intérêt que les parents portent à l’éducation de leurs enfants. En conclusion, nous présentons les implications que ces différents éléments peuvent avoir en matière de politiques publiques.


Canadian Public Policy-analyse De Politiques | 2013

Summer Learning Inequality in Ontario

Scott Davies; Janice Aurini

Les politiques en matière d’éducation devraient s’appuyer sur des recherches qui distinguent les apprentissages qui se font à l’école en temps normal et les apprentissages qui se font hors des horaires scolaires réguliers. Des études américaines ont ainsi montré que les inégalités en matière d’éducation selon les contextes socioéconomiques tendent à s’accroître pendant l’été, la période la plus longue de l’année où il n’y a pas d’école. Dans cet article, nous présentons la première étude à grande échelle sur les apprentissages scolaires d’été réalisée au Canada. Nous avons recueilli des données sur l’apprentissage en littératie d’un échantillon non aléatoire de 1 376 enfants ontariens du primaire (de la première à la troisième année) au début et à la fin des étés de 2010 et de 2011. Les apprentissages scolaires d’été étaient assez inégalement répartis (avec une moyenne de zéro), et les enfants avaient fait des apprentissages avec succès ou perdu des acquis dans des proportions semblables. Nous avons observé d’importantes inégalités selon le statut socio-économique des familles, puisque les enfants de milieux aisés avaient fait des apprentissages avec succès en littératie, alors que ceux de milieux moins favorisés avaient perdu des acquis. Nous attribuons 25 % de l’écart entre les quartiles des statuts socio-économiques supérieur et inférieur que nous avons observé au début de l’année scolaire à ce qui s’était fait ou non pendant l’été précédent. En conclusion, nous présentons les implications de nos résultats en matière de politiques publiques au Canada et nous offrons quelques pistes pour de futures recherches.


Archive | 2006

Rethinking ‘macro’ and ‘meso’ levels of new institutional analysis: the case of international education corporations

Scott Davies; Janice Aurini

Private tutoring is a worldwide phenomenon, long-popular in Europe and Asia (Baker & LeTendre, 2005; Bray, 2003; Stevenson & Baker, 1992), and increasingly so in North America (Aurini, 2004; Aurini & Davies, 2004; Davies, 2004). However, this K-12 “supplementary education” or “shadow education” sector is being transformed. Until recently it has been a cottage industry of individual tutors and test prep companies, but corporate bodies are revolutionizing it around the globe. For instance, Kumon has spread from Japan to now boast 26,000 franchises in 43 countries.1 Educate, Inc., the umbrella company for industry giant Sylvan Learning Center, currently operates 950 centers in North America, and 900 in Europe under the Schulerhilfe brand. Several franchises have expanded from their original target market of math and reading tutoring to aggressively enter new niches, including SAT/ACT prep, high school credits, online tutoring, and post-secondary programs.2 These corporations are thriving in niches with relatively little competition from established public schools or non-profit institutions. The largest corporations are publicly traded and rank among top companies in business circles.


Archive | 2013

Supplementary education in a changing organizational field: The canadian case

Janice Aurini; Scott Davies

Abstract Purpose In this chapter we draw on research from Canada to develop a framework for understanding the variety of forms of supplementary education and their position within broader organization fields of education. The chapter asks: What is the nature and organizing logic of supplementary education in Canada? and, How does supplementary education relate to public schools in Canada? Design/methodology/approach Data come from a variety of secondary sources. Findings Distributed between three relatively autonomous settings – state, market, and nonprofit – supplementary education exhibits tremendous variety in its use value to parents, instructional content, and organizational form. Supplementary education is popular among Canadian parents and appears to be growing, yet it has failed to fundamentally alter the technical core of Canadian schooling, processes that stratify students, and child and family usage of their time or income. Supplementary education’s inability to penetrate these processes reflects its peripheral position within the broader organizational field of Canadian schooling. Originality/value The adoption of an organizational field approach generates new ways of thinking about determinants, forming and organizing logics of supplementary education both nationally and comparatively.


Canadian Journal of Sociology | 2004

The Transformation of Private Tutoring: Education in a Franchise Form

Janice Aurini; Scott Davies


Sociological Forum | 2006

Crafting Legitimation Projects: An Institutional Analysis of Private Education Businesses

Janice Aurini


Education Canada | 2002

New Markets for Private Education in Canada.

Scott Davies; Janice Aurini; Linda Quirke


Canadian Review of Sociology-revue Canadienne De Sociologie | 2008

Educational Entrepreneurialism in the Private Tutoring Industry: Balancing Profitability with the Humanistic Face of Schooling*

Janice Aurini

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