La elección de centro como mecanismo de segregación social
Bernal Agudo, J.L. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Vera Báez, C.
Resumen: El presente artículo pretende aportar más evidencias acerca de los efectos de la libre elección de centro escolar en la igualdad de oportunidades y, por tanto, en la equidad del sistema educativo, a partir de las experiencias y discurso de las propias familias. Este trabajo es parte de un estudio empírico mucho más amplio realizado en Zaragoza durante los años 2013-2015, titulado La elección de centro escolar en Aragón: Razonamientos y estrategias de los padres en la elección de centro escolar. De las entrevistas (43 en profundidad) y cuestionarios (1837 familias) se plantean tres factores que determinan la participación de los padres en el proceso de elección: amplitud, diversidad y calidad de laoferta educativa.Se resaltan dos variables que condicionan fuertemente la participación de las familias en la elección de centro: el nivel de formación de los padres y la renta familiar, que determinan que, aunque haya colegios elegibles, no siempre son accesibles a todas las familias. Todos tienen oportunidades para elegir, pero estas se reducen para los que tienen menos. Esta relación positiva tiene un nombre: desigualdad, funcionando como un mecanismo silencioso pero eficaz de segregación social. Se concluye que la libertad de elección per seno garantiza una igualdadde oportunidades y que, si no va acompañada de políticas que busquen reducir las desigualdades de partida que hay entre las familias, la libertad de elección se convierte en una forma subliminal de segregación social.
The aim of this article is to provide more evidence regarding the effects of the free choice of school on equal opportunities, and, thus, on the equity of the educational system, based on the experiences and statements of families themselves. This work is part of a much broader empirical study carried out in Zaragoza in 2013-2015, entitled "Choosing a school in Aragon: parental reasoning and strategies in choosing a school"). The interviews (43 done in depth) and questionnaires (covering 1 837 families) raised three factors that determine parental participation in the selection process: scope, diversity, and quality of the educational offer. Two variables are highlighted that strongly affect family participation in the choice of school: the level of parental education, and family income, which determine the fact that, although there are eligible schools, they are not always accessible to all families. All have the opportunity to choose, but those opportunities are fewer for those who have less. That direct relationship has a name: inequality, functioning as a silent but effective mechanism for social segregation. The conclusion is that freedom of choice per se does not guarantee equal opportunities, and that, if it does not go hand-in-hand with policies aimed at reducing the initial inequalities that exist between families, freedom of choice becomes a subliminal form of social segregation that exists between families, freedom of choice becomes a subliminal form of social segregation.
Idioma: Español
DOI: 10.12795/revistafuentes.2019.v21.i2.04
Año: 2019
Publicado en: Fuentes (Sevilla) 21, 2 (2019), 189-200
ISSN: 1575-7072
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Didáctica y Organiz. Esc. (Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación)
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The aim of this article is to provide more evidence regarding the effects of the free choice of school on equal opportunities, and, thus, on the equity of the educational system, based on the experiences and statements of families themselves. This work is part of a much broader empirical study carried out in Zaragoza in 2013-2015, entitled "Choosing a school in Aragon: parental reasoning and strategies in choosing a school"). The interviews (43 done in depth) and questionnaires (covering 1 837 families) raised three factors that determine parental participation in the selection process: scope, diversity, and quality of the educational offer. Two variables are highlighted that strongly affect family participation in the choice of school: the level of parental education, and family income, which determine the fact that, although there are eligible schools, they are not always accessible to all families. All have the opportunity to choose, but those opportunities are fewer for those who have less. That direct relationship has a name: inequality, functioning as a silent but effective mechanism for social segregation. The conclusion is that freedom of choice per se does not guarantee equal opportunities, and that, if it does not go hand-in-hand with policies aimed at reducing the initial inequalities that exist between families, freedom of choice becomes a subliminal form of social segregation that exists between families, freedom of choice becomes a subliminal form of social segregation.
Idioma: Español
DOI: 10.12795/revistafuentes.2019.v21.i2.04
Año: 2019
Publicado en: Fuentes (Sevilla) 21, 2 (2019), 189-200
ISSN: 1575-7072
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Didáctica y Organiz. Esc. (Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación)
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