Equity for sale: ethical consumption in a school-choice regime

dc.contributor.author	Windle, J.
dc.contributor.author	Stratton, G.
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.description.abstract	The promotion of equity in Australian education has come to present itself to parents in ways which are shaped by the marketisation and internationalisation of schooling. This paper argues that, as in other markets, ethical consumption has become a key model for both schools as providers and parents as consumers to engage with issues of equity. We identify how the phenomenon of ethical consumption is reflected in the promotional strategies of elite private schools, and how this framing of equity occludes a clear vision of inequalities in the distribution of resources and access across different educational sites. We reflect on the extent to which outreach and service programmes in elite schools fulfil their stated goals or are self-serving.
dc.identifier.citation	Discourse, 2013; 34(2):202-213
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/01596306.2013.770247
dc.identifier.issn	1469-3739
dc.identifier.issn	1469-3739
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/26411
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis
dc.rights	Copyright 2013 Taylor & Francis
dc.source.uri	https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2013.770247
dc.subject	elite schools
dc.subject	equity
dc.subject	ethical consumption
dc.subject	marketisation
dc.subject	neoliberalism
dc.subject	school choice
dc.title	Equity for sale: ethical consumption in a school-choice regime
dc.type	Journal article
pubs.publication-status	Published
ror.mmsid	9916577237201831

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