Critical comparative geographies of elite schooling: comparing the UK, Canada, and Sweden

Yoon, Ee-Seul; Gamsu, Sol; Larsson, Eric; Waters, Johanna

Abstract

This article aims to chart a new critical geography of elite schooling by comparing the importance of space and place in elite schooling in the UK, Canada, and Sweden. We do so to illuminate the present patterns and historical developments of elite schooling in each of the three countries while highlighting the role of geography. We build on Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology of elite education by developing its spatial sensitivities and begin to theorise how national and local places and contexts matter to the formation and entrenchment of elite schooling in an era of neoliberal privatisation in our increasingly globalising world.

Citation

Yoon, E.-S., Gamsu, S., Larsson, E., & Waters, J. (online). Critical comparative geographies of elite schooling: comparing the UK, Canada, and Sweden. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2025.2483660

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 22, 2025
• Online Publication Date: Mar 31, 2025
• Deposit Date: Jan 29, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 31, 2025
• Journal: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
• Print ISSN: 0305-7925
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-3623
• Publisher: British Association for International and Comparative Education
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2025.2483660
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3356414