No Ivies, Oxbridge, or grandes écoles: constructing distinctions in university choice

Baker, Jayne

doi:10.1080/01425692.2013.814530

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“…We interpreted these effects as reflecting the status cultures of higher SES youth. Our map of applicants to Queen's University and Baker's (forthcoming) ethnography of elite Toronto private schools both support that view. But we also found that some groups that were overrepresented in higher ranked institutions are, in historical perspective, relative newcomers to Canadian higher education—women and students of Asian ancestry.…”

Section: Conclusion: Emi As An Emerging Mirror Of Reproduction and Momentioning

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“…Baker (forthcoming) found that students in two elite Toronto private schools were most impressed by the prospect of attending top American universities, though not all thought seriously about applying to those schools. Beyond the top U.S. universities, those students deemed McGill, Queen's, and Western to be far more desirable than other Ontario universities, including those in Toronto.…”

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Effectively Maintaining Inequality in Toronto: Predicting Student Destinations in Ontario Universities

Davies

Maldonado

Zarifa

2014

Canadian Review of Sociology

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L'accès aux universités prestigieuses, les mieux classées et dotées de ressources, quoique peuétudié, représente une dimension additionnelle des inégalités enéducation au Canada. La théorie de l'inégalité maintenue efficacement (IME) soutient que les groupes favorisés vont dominer l'accès aux institutions les mieux classées peu importe le palier scolaire. Cet article teste cette hypothèse en utilisant les données uniques de milliers d'élèves du Conseil Scolaire Public de Toronto (TDSB) qui ontété suivisà partir de la neuvième année jusqu'à leur entrée dans unétablissement postsecondaire. Ces données ont ensuité eté associées aux données de classement des universités, de leur revenu, de leurs dépenses et de leurs fonds de dotation. Une série de modèles statistiquesà niveaux multiples indique que l'entrée dans la hiérarchie universitaire ontarienne tendà refléter les inégalités dans l'accès général aux universités. Les femmes, lesétudiants d'origine asiatique, et lesétudiants issus des quartiers ayant des statuts socio-économiqueś elevés sont plus susceptibles d'entrer dans les universités les mieux classées et dotées de ressources; tandis que lesétudiants qui s'identifient Effectively Maintaining Inequality in Toronto 23 comme Noirs et hommes, sont moins susceptibles d'entrer dans ces institutions. Les avantages du statut socio-économiqueélevé et de l'origine asiatique sont seulement partiellement expliqués par les variables académiques comme variables médiatrices. Ceci suggère que le statut culturel joue un rôle dans l'élaboration du choix universitaire, alors que le sexe ainsi que les autres inégalités raciales sont dus en grande partie aux processus du parcours académique.Access to highly ranked, prestigious, and well-resourced universities represents an additional yet understudied dimension of educational inequality in Canada. The theory of effectively maintained inequality contends that advantaged groups will dominate access to the best-positioned institutions within any credential tier. This paper tests this hypothesis using unique data on thousands of Toronto District School Board students that were tracked from Grade 9 to their entry in Ontario postsecondary institutions, and then linked to data on university rankings, incomes, expenditures, and endowments. A series of multilevel models shows that entry into Ontario's university hierarchy tends to mirror inequalities in general access to universities. Female, Asian-origin, and students from higher socioeconomic neighborhoods are more likely to enter higher ranked and better resourced institutions, while students who self-identify as black and male are less likely to enter such institutions. High socioeconomic status and Asian-origin advantages are mediated only partly by academic variables, suggesting that status cultures play a role in shaping their university choices, while gender and other racial inequalities emerge largely through academic processes.

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Section: Conclusion: Emi As An Emerging Mirror Of Reproduction and Momentioning

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Effectively Maintaining Inequality in Toronto: Predicting Student Destinations in Ontario Universities

Davies

Maldonado

Zarifa

2014

Canadian Review of Sociology

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“…Many Elite schools have long resembled English boarding schools, adopting their architectural styles, dress codes, and other organizational traits that have been associated with status and cultural refinement (Khan, 2011;Maxwell & Maxwell, 1985;Meadmore & Meadmore, 2004). But in recent decades, their academic and extra-curricular programs have become more robust, aimed at making their graduates increasingly competitive in elite university admissions (Baker, 2014;Khan, 2011). Thus, the Elite segment is increasingly mixing it historic signals of prestige with newer symbols of competitiveness.…”

Section: Discussion and Conclusion: The Social Foundations Of School mentioning

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“…Individuals will pay large fees for educational services if they are seen to have repute (Clotfelter, 1999). Elite private schools for instance, are able to command exorbitant fees (Baker, 2014;Khan, 2010). Conversely, cost-cutting in education is associated with cheapness and low-status (Clotfelter, 1999).…”

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Open competition or balkanized coexistence? The effects of market segments on Toronto private schools

Milian¹,

Davies²

2017

EPAA

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For over 25 years, school choice advocates have argued that market competition drives educational organizations to become more differentiated and technically-oriented. However, empirical research has only partially supported this view, observing such outcomes only under certain conditions. To better understand the contingent nature of market effects within education, we draw on sociological and organizational theories that emphasize the 'embeddedness' of economic behavior. We test this idea using data from all private schools in Toronto, Canada, a strategic setting that approximates a 'pure' market by being mostly free of public governance. We find that, net of factors like school size and age, market segment is associated with the presence of a variety of organizational features. In conclusion, we ponder ways that institutional norms and community ties not only buffer schools from market forces, but also, infuse consumer preferences. Keywords: private schools; economic sociology; markets; Toronto ¿La competencia abierta o coexistencia balcanizada? Los efectos de los segmentos de mercado en las escuelas privadas de Toronto Resumen: Durante más de 25 años, defensores de la opción escolar han argumentado que la competencia del mercado impulsa a las organizaciones educativas a ser más diferenciadas y técnicamente orientadas. Sin embargo, la investigación empírica sólo ha apoyado parcialmente esta opinión, observando tales resultados sólo bajo ciertas condiciones. Para entender mejor la naturaleza contingente de los efectos del mercado dentro de la educación, nos basamos en teorías sociológicas y organizacionales que enfatizan la "embeddedness" del comportamiento económico. Probamos esta idea usando datos de todas las escuelas privadas en Toronto, Canadá, un escenario estratégico que se aproxima a un mercado "puro" por estar en su mayoría libre de gobierno público. Encontramos que, aparte de factores como el tamaño de la escuela y la edad, el segmento de mercado se asocia con la presencia de una variedad de características organizacionales. En conclusión, reflexionamos sobre cómo las normas institucionales y los lazos comunitarios no sólo protegen a las escuelas de las fuerzas del mercado, sino también infunden las preferencias de los consumidores. Palabras-clave: escuelas privadas; sociología económica; mercados; Toronto Concorrência aberta ou coexistência balcanizada? Os efeitos dos segmentos de mercado nas escolas particulares de Toronto Resumo: Durante más de 25 años, defensores de la opción escolar han argumentado que la competencia del mercado impulsa a las organizaciones educativas a ser más diferenciadas y técnicamente orientadas. Sin embargo, la investigación empírica sólo ha apoyado parcialmente esta opinión, observando tales resultados sólo bajo ciertas condiciones. Para entender mejor la naturaleza contingente de los efectos del mercado dentro de la educación, nos basamos en teorías sociológicas y organizacionales que enfatizan la "embeddedness" del comportamiento económico. Probamos esta idea ...

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“…Assuming that upper-class students are better informed about labour market outcomes, they may seek niche advantages in terms of qualitatively better education to stand out from the crowd (Lucas 2001; see also Boliver 2011). Such competitive advantages include international experience and enrolling in very select degree programmes at the most prestigious HE institutions (Baker 2014;Boliver 2013;Croxford and Raffe 2014).…”

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Ahead of the pack? Explaining the unequal distribution of scholarships in Germany

Haas

Werfhorst²

2016

British Journal of Sociology of Education

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No Ivies, Oxbridge, or grandes écoles: constructing distinctions in university choice

Cited by 23 publications

References 29 publications

Effectively Maintaining Inequality in Toronto: Predicting Student Destinations in Ontario Universities

Effectively Maintaining Inequality in Toronto: Predicting Student Destinations in Ontario Universities

Open competition or balkanized coexistence? The effects of market segments on Toronto private schools

Ahead of the pack? Explaining the unequal distribution of scholarships in Germany

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