School choice with education vouchers: An empirical case study from Hong Kong

School choice with education vouchers: An empirical case study from Hong Kong

• Lee, Amelia N. Y. Hong Kong Baptist University
• Bagley, Carl Durham University

International Studies in Sociology of Education, 26(1), 3-18, 2017

Routledge

2017

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QB Pre-school Education, Child Caring Facilities, Maternal & Infantile Health Facilities

Sociology School Choice Voucher Education Policy Grounded Theory Critical Realism Public-Market Decisions Parents Case Studies Primary Education Decision Making Educational Reform Hong Kong Sociology of Education Sociology of Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

This paper seeks to question what impact education vouchers have on the process of school choice. The context examined in the paper is the Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme ('Voucher Scheme') introduced in 2007 in Hong Kong. Using a Straussian grounded theory method, data collected from 40 parent interviews are coded, analysed and developed into categories. The paper analytically situates the findings within a model, derived from the data, which is based on two properties: orientation and time. Orientation differentiates and emphasises the significance of choice factors in relation to the school versus the family, and time is related to focus on the present versus the future. The paper subsequently presents the data related to these properties and reflects on the intricate dynamic of parents' school choice decisions under the Voucher Scheme.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 09620214

• 10.1080/09620214.2016.1158121

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/e407f52a

2017-10-09