School choice and whose choice: The case of direct subsidy scheme schools in Hong Kong

School choice and whose choice: The case of direct subsidy scheme schools in Hong Kong

• Wong, Yi Lee Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Kwan, Paula Chinese University of Hong Kong

Journal of School Choice, 13(3), 335-354, 2019

Routledge

2019

• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RD Educational Finance & Resource Allocation
• N Students & Student Services
  • NF Student Finance

Basic Education Direct Subsidy Scheme Parental Choice School Choice

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

This article refers to the case of the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) in Hong Kong to engage empirically in a debate over school choice. Based on a survey of 910 parents of primary school-leavers on their considerations in making school choices for their children, our analysis shows that DSS schools as an educational option are essentially exclusive to high-income parents, and that DSS schools are opted for as an alternative for the instrumental reason of having higher chances of getting into university rather than such claimed educational reasons as providing students with innovative design of curricula, pedagogies, and assessments.
[Copyright of Journal of School Choice is the property of Routledge.]

• English

Journal Articles

• 15582159

• 10.1080/15582159.2019.1610687

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/14b830cd

2020-08-26