‘It’s a tiger instinct – that’s my baby!’: affective practices of care in parents’ educational activism
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Fretwell, N. and Barker, J. 2024. ‘It’s a tiger instinct – that’s my baby!’: affective practices of care in parents’ educational activism. British Journal of Sociology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2024.2409277
Type | Article |
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Title | ‘It’s a tiger instinct – that’s my baby!’: affective practices of care in parents’ educational activism |
Authors | Fretwell, N. and Barker, J. |
Abstract | This article presents findings from a qualitative study exploring parents’ struggles over their children’s education. Drawing on affective practice theory (Wetherell, 2012) and feminist care ethics (Fisher and Tronto 1990), we offer insights into the affective practices of care driving parents’ educational activism. We detail how parents’ activism is rooted in powerful feelings of responsibility for their own children as well as more altruistic concerns. Whilst ostensibly grounded in self-interest, we argue that parents’ activism challenges the traditional binary between altruism and self-interest, indicating instead that they can be mutually constitutive of collective action; a complex form of affective practice we designate altruistic self-interest. Our analysis suggests parental activism can be a force for progressive educational change in which care for intimates and care for others coincide, but also that educational authorities could adopt a more care-full approach when making key decisions affecting children, families and communities. |
Keywords | Affective practice; emotion; care; activism; parents; parental involvement |
Sustainable Development Goals | 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions |
4 Quality education | |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Research Group | Centre for Education Research and Scholarship (CERS) |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Journal | British Journal of Sociology of Education |
ISSN | 0142-5692 |
Electronic | 1465-3346 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 11 Oct 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Submitted | 20 Oct 2023 |
Accepted | 20 Sep 2024 |
Deposited | 15 Oct 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | It s a tiger instinct that s my baby affective practices of care in parents educational activism.pdf License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2024.2409277 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:001335550800001 |
Language | English |
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