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Supporting education or deepening inequity? An Analysis of Voluntary Donations in State Schools: The Case of Reading

Swallow, Rebecca LU (2023) SIMZ31 20231
Graduate School
Abstract (Swedish)
This thesis will explore the social norms around the practice of voluntary donations. It will also discuss more generally what this system of school funding means in terms of equality. All of which will be done using a socio-legal conception of norms and theories of capital. The data of this thesis consists of funding reports requested from schools, academic reports reported by the government and interviews conducted with parents from the respective schools. The research found that there was a significant disparity in the amount of voluntary donations across the town of Reading. Further, there were a number of norms around the act of donation that were recognised and explored. Finally, the practice of voluntary donations was discussed in... (More)
This thesis will explore the social norms around the practice of voluntary donations. It will also discuss more generally what this system of school funding means in terms of equality. All of which will be done using a socio-legal conception of norms and theories of capital. The data of this thesis consists of funding reports requested from schools, academic reports reported by the government and interviews conducted with parents from the respective schools. The research found that there was a significant disparity in the amount of voluntary donations across the town of Reading. Further, there were a number of norms around the act of donation that were recognised and explored. Finally, the practice of voluntary donations was discussed in relation to Sustainable Development Goal 4. (Less)
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author
Swallow, Rebecca LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ31 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
England, School System, Education, SDG, Sustainable Development Goals, Bourdieu, voluntary donations, Development Studies, Development, post-colonial
language
English
id
9127727
date added to LUP
2023-06-21 14:14:34
date last changed
2023-06-21 14:14:34
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  abstract     = {{This thesis will explore the social norms around the practice of voluntary donations. It will also discuss more generally what this system of school funding means in terms of equality. All of which will be done using a socio-legal conception of norms and theories of capital. The data of this thesis consists of funding reports requested from schools, academic reports reported by the government and interviews conducted with parents from the respective schools. The research found that there was a significant disparity in the amount of voluntary donations across the town of Reading. Further, there were a number of norms around the act of donation that were recognised and explored. Finally, the practice of voluntary donations was discussed in relation to Sustainable Development Goal 4.}},
  author       = {{Swallow, Rebecca}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Supporting education or deepening inequity? An Analysis of Voluntary Donations in State Schools: The Case of Reading}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}