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<journal-id>2306-8671</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Aportes de la Comunicación y la Cultura]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. aportes de la comunicación]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2306-8671</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2306-86712025000200035</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Navigating Educational Choices. A Field Study on Parental Preferences in Samaipata, Bolivia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Navegando las elecciones educativas. Un estudio de campo sobre las preferencias parentales en Samaipata, Bolivia]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jedvik]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ellen Sofia]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Krossmann]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Emma]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Engström]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jacob]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lopez Rivera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natalia]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bank Sørensen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sofie]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Shen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Zhengjie]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fries Durán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrea Micaela]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Ellen.jedvik@hotmail.com  ]]></institution>
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<institution><![CDATA[,e-kossmann@web.de  ]]></institution>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Jacob.eng@live.se  ]]></institution>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Lopezriveranatalia2001@gmail.com  ]]></institution>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Sofie.babk@gmail.com  ]]></institution>
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<institution><![CDATA[,jayshen.zj@gmail.com  ]]></institution>
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<institution><![CDATA[,andreafriesduran@gmail.com  ]]></institution>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>39</numero>
<fpage>35</fpage>
<lpage>51</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2306-86712025000200035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2306-86712025000200035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2306-86712025000200035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Bolivia faces challenges in access to and quality of education, key aspects in the discussion on inequality. In the nexus between inequality and education, multiple studies find that parental beliefs shifting across social groups play a pivotal role in shaping children's skills and educational opportunities. With this as our point of departure, our research focuses on parental preferences within education in Samaipata, Bolivia. Concretely, we provide an answer to the following research question: What are the important factors influencing parents' choice of school for children across various social groups in Samaipata, Bolivia? Our research takes a mixed-methods approach, consisting of qualitative semi-structured interviews, a conjoint experiment, and participant observations. We identify and investigate five key attributes regarding parents' choice of school for their children. These are: education styles, subjects, monthly expenses, security, and food. Our research revealed a high significance and relation between the attribute's education style and security for the parents' choice of school. We further analysed our data by structuring our quantitative findings in social groups divided by gender, income, and place of origin. Combining these findings with the attributes and Bourdieu's concepts of capital and social field, we map the social field of parents in Samaipata. Here, a key finding of our research was the high presence of social capital among all social groups except for one. This indicates that social capital in the social field of parents in Samaipata is ascribed high symbolic capital and is significant for the parents' recognition and acknowledgement. Lastly, through a drawing assignment, we find that the preferences of the parents and the children regarding school choice differ slightly.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Bolivia enfrenta desafíos en el acceso y la calidad de la educación, aspectos clave en la discusión sobre la desigualdad. En el vínculo entre desigualdad y educación, múltiples estudios indican que las creencias de los padres, que varían según los grupos socioeconómicos, desempeñan un papel fundamental en la formación de las habilidades y las oportunidades educativas de los niños. Partiendo de esta base, nuestra investigación se enfoca en las preferencias parentales en materia de educación en Samaipata, Bolivia. En concreto, se busca responder a la siguiente pregunta de investigación: ¿Cuáles son los factores importantes que influyen en la elección escolar de los padres para sus hijos, en los distintos grupos sociales de Samaipata, Bolivia? Esta investigación emplea un enfoque de métodos mixtos, que consiste en entrevistas cualitativas semiestructuradas, un experimento conjunto y observación participante. Se identificaron cinco atributos clave relacionados con la elección de escuela por parte de los padres para sus hijos: estilos educativos, materias, gastos, seguridad y alimentación. La investigación reveló una alta significancia y relación entre el estilo educativo y la seguridad en la elección de escuela por parte de los padres. El análisis estructuró los hallazgos cuantitativos en grupos sociales divididos por género, ingresos y lugar de origen. Combinando estos hallazgos con los atributos y los conceptos de Bourdieu sobre capitales y campo social, se mapeó el campo social de los padres en Samaipata. Un hallazgo clave fue la alta presencia de capital social en todos los grupos sociales, excepto uno. Esto indica que el capital social en el campo social de los padres en Samaipata posee un alto capital simbólico y es significativo para el reconocimiento y la aprobación de los padres. Por último, a través de un experimento de dibujo, se encontró que las preferencias de los padres y los hijos con respecto a la elección de escuela difieren ligeramente.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Parental school choice]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[educational inequality]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[public and private education]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[social capital]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mixed-methods research]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Bolivia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[elección escolar parental]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desigualdad educativa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[educación pública y privada]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[capital social]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[investigación de métodos mixtos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Bolivia]]></kwd>
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