Parental choice and the rural primary school: Lifestyle, locality and loyalty

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-249

  Walker, Marion ^a   Clark, Gordon ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bourdieu's theory; Geography of education; Parental choice; Rural migration; Social reproduction; Spatial power

Indexed keywords

LIFESTYLE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955663110     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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