Download or read book The Examination of Key Factors that Influence Parental Choice of Schools Within the Public Sector written by Terri M. Pieretti and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parental Choice written by P. L. Thomas and published by IAP. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education has rarely been absent from local and national public discourse. Throughout the history of modern education spanning more than a century, we have as a culture lamented the failures of public schooling, often making such claims based on assumptions instead of any nuanced consideration of the many influences on teaching and learning in any child's life—notably the socioeconomic status of a student's family. School reform, then, has also been a frequent topic in political discourse and public debate. Since the mid-twentieth century, a rising call for market forces to replace government-run schooling has pushed to the front of those debates. Since A Nation at Risk in the early 1980s and the implementation of No Child Left Behind at the turn of the twenty-first century, a subtle shift has occurred in the traditional support of public education—fueled by the misconception that private schools out perform public schools along with a naive faith in competition and the promise of the free market. Political and ideological claims that all parents deserve school choice has proven to be a compelling slogan. This book unmasks calls for parental and school choice with a postformal and critical view of both the traditional bureaucratic public school system and the current patterns found the body of research on all aspects of school choice and private schooling. The examination of the status quo and market-based calls for school reform will serve well all stakeholders in public education as they seek to evaluate the quality of schools today and form positions on how best to reform schools for the empowerment of free people in a democratic society.
Download or read book An Assessment of the Factors that Drive Parental Choice Regarding Open Enrollment and Intradistrict Transfers written by Christopher Alan Morris and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With increased school choice options for parents, open enrollment in public schools has seen significant growth. As parents seek greater access to educational options for their children, urban schools and schools in high poverty areas have seen enrollments plummet. This has led to a decrease in the educational opportunities for disadvantaged students that remain at their home schools. Research on school choice has focused primarily on charter schools and private schools, with minimal attention given to the factors that lead parents to choose a regular public school other than their home school within the same school district. With nearly 20% of all California students in grades K-12 exercising some form of school choice, this study will more closely examine the phenomenon of families choosing to enroll their children in regular public schools other than their home school. For this study, quantitative methods are used. Within the frameworks of rational choice theory and social cognitive theory, this study answers the following questions: 1) to what extent do schools have the capacity to affect the changes necessary to influence enrollment patterns of their schools, and 2) to what degree do current school policies influence open-enrollment and school choice decisions of parents? The participating school district for this study is a large comprehensive pre K-12 school district in northern California. The data for this study included demographic and enrollment data for the entire study body. The second source of data was derived from parent surveys of participants and non-participants in open enrollment. The results of this study suggest that the greatest indicator of participation in open enrollment is if the neighborhood school has a lower API than the district's average. Additionally, students that identify as "other Asian" and not specifically with one of the groups identified, are White and speak a language other than English, or are female, also have an increased likelihood of participation in open enrollment. Parents also indicated that the availability of desirable programs was a significant factor in open enrolment participation.
Download or read book An Investigation of Factors that Influence Parents Choice of Schools for Their Children in a Midwestern Suburban School District written by Harold E. Wilson (Ph. D.) and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Factors Affecting Parental Choice of Schools for Their Grade 1 Learners written by Denise Esmerelda Miller and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the seminal changes that occurred with the advent of a democratic government was the change in the South African education system. These government driven interventions have arguably been about ensuring that all learners have equal opportunities to aÌ22́Ơ¿3qualityaÌ22́Ơ℗+ education. Parental decision with regard to the choice of a primary school for their Grade 1 learner in the public school system in South Africa, had become more complex than twenty five years ago. Initially this had been a very straightforward decision for many parents who chose to send their children to the nearest public school. Today, parents have more choices of a public school for their children. Given this opportunity, parents are beginning to exercise this choice to ensure that their children receive quality education. In this study, I examined the experiences of parents℗þ choice of schools focusing on the factors affecting their choices. I also investigated how parents could be supported in finding the most appropriate school for their children. The purpose of this research therefore was to contribute to the discourse on factors influencing parental choice of schools for their Grade 1 learners, and thus contribute to the body of knowledge in the field of Early Childhood Education. To this end, the study℗þs primary research question is: AÌ2℗ʺ What are the factors that affecting parents℗þ choice of a school for their Grade 1 learner? The sub-questions for this research study are: AÌ2℗ʺ What information do parents need when making choices for their Grade 1 learner? AÌ2℗ʺ How do parents perceive school related factors to impact on their choice? AÌ2℗ʺ How will the findings of this study contribute to education policy in relation to curriculum and school access? The preliminary findings were that there are various factors that affect parents℗þ choice of school for their children, for example interpretation of national policy, the curriculum of the school, language, safety and discipline. There is a general lack of access to information of the school apart from minimum website text which is used as an advertisement by the school. Although the factors articulated were based on individual needs, there seems to be a correlation on these needs, yet it does not align to any transformation agenda in South Africa.
Download or read book Education and Social Factors written by María Luisa Zagalaz-Sánchez and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Choices and Challenges written by Priscilla Wohlstetter and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As charter schools enter their third decade, research in this key sector remains overwhelmingly contradictory and confused. Many studies are narrowly focused; some do not meet the standards for high-quality academic research. In this definitive work, Wohlstetter and her colleagues isolate and distill the high-quality research on charter schools to identify the contextual and operational factors that influence these schools’ performances. The authors examine the track record of the charter sector in light of the wide range of goals set for these schools in state authorizing legislation—at the classroom level, the level of the school community, and system-wide. In particular, they show how the evolution of the charter movement has shaped research questions and findings. By highlighting what we know about the conditions for success in charter schools, the authors make a significant contribution to current debates in policy and practice, both within the charter sector and in the larger landscape of public education.
Download or read book School Factors and Perceptions of Information Credibility that Influence Parents Considering School Choice in Urban Public Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent trends have found that urban public schools are becoming more segregated racially and by class at a time when there has been a rapid rise in parents exercising public school choice options, including charter schools, magnet schools and district transfer policies. The purpose of this quantitative study of one high poverty secondary feeder pattern of a top 10 urban school district was to examine what sources of information are most credible and which factors are most important to school choice decisionmakers at transition points to the middle and high school. Analyzing responses from 168 surveys in five languages, T-Test and ANOVA comparisons were used to measure statistically significant differences between racial, language, education and age groups. Issues of safety followed by academic rigor were rated highest in the study while convenience factors were significantly more important to African American and Latino families, non-English speakers, and parents with the lowest educational attainment. Existing school reputation was found to be least important among the youngest parents and more important the older the respondent. Statistically significant differences between those who planned to have their children attended their neighborhood school versus those that planned to exercise school choice options were found on the credibility of siblings Parent Construction of School Choice and the popularity of electives in global citizenship/leadership and AVID/College Preparatory. This study confirmed previous literature around the preeminence of safety over academic factors and limitations of school “choice sets” for low income families. However, unlike previous studies, this very racially diverse, high immigrant and less educated sample was less likely to view information from other parents about schools as credible.
Download or read book An Investigation Into the Factors that Influence Parental Choice of Early Education and Care written by Lynn Susan Beckett and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why Parents Choose written by Pamela N. Berry and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During an era of a strong movement toward national school choice and the much-debated topic of school vouchers, it is critical for today’s public school leaders to understand why families make the decision to leave their neighborhood schools and enroll in other school choice options. This study situated school choice within the context of an urban-suburban school district implementing a school-within-school (SWS) program of choice model. Often referred to as multiplex schools, SWS models are becoming more prevalent as public school leaders strive to compete in a market-driven society saturated with public, charter, and open-enrollment school choice options. From this lens, the research examined the factors influencing parents in an urban-suburban school district to participate in one of the eight intra-district, SWS programs of choice. These findings have major implications for the design and marketing of programs that will meet the diverse needs of public school families searching for educational options that meet the individualized needs of their children. The research approach utilized common quantitative analysis techniques to examine parents’ rationale for participating in SWS choice programs and their perception of increased parental involvement and students’ engagement. An SPSS Statistics software program was utilized to evaluate each of these areas by geographic zone of residence. The study concluded with recommendations for future research and public school leaders considering choice programming options.
Download or read book Choosing Futures written by Nicholas Foskett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choosing Futures offers a wide ranging perspective on how young people, and their parents, make choices as they travel through a lifetime of education and training.
Download or read book How to Create a Culture of Achievement in Your School and Classroom written by Douglas Fisher and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2012 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No school improvement effort can be effective without addressing school culture, and in this book you'll learn how to put in place the five pillars essential to building a culture of achievement.
Download or read book Private Education written by Daniel C. Levy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1986-03-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the relationship between private and public education in a comparative context. The contributors emphasize the relationship between private choices and public policy as they affect the division of labor between public and private non-profit schools, colleges, and universities. Their essays examine the kinds of choices offered by each sector, as well as the effects of present and proposed public policies on the intersectoral division of labor. Written from neither a pro-private nor a pro-public point of view, the contributors point to the ways in which they believe one sector or the other may be preferable for certain goals or groups.
Download or read book Measuring Outcome In The Public Sector written by Peter Smith and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outcome in the management of public services refers to the impact of a particular public sector activity. This book provides a critical assessment of the way outcome is measured, exploring the need to balance objective and subjective forms of
Download or read book Handbook of Research on School Choice written by Mark Berends and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 1153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early 1990s when the nation’s first charter school was opened in Minneapolis, the scope and availability of school-based options to parents has steadily expanded. No longer can public education be characterized as a monopoly. Sponsored by the National Center on School Choice (NCSC), this handbook makes readily available the most rigorous and policy-relevant research on K-12 school choice. Coverage includes charters, vouchers, home schooling, magnet schools, cyber schools, and other forms of choice, with the ultimate goal of defining the current state of this evolving field of research, policy, and practice. Key Features include: Comprehensive – this is the first book to provide a comprehensive review of what is known about the major forms of school choice from multiple perspectives: historical, political, economic, legal, methodological, and international. It also includes work on the governance, structure, process, effectiveness, and costs of school choice. Readable – the editors and authors have taken care to translate rigorous research findings into comprehensible prose accessible to a broad range of readers. International – in addition to thorough coverage of domestic research, the volume also draws on international and comparative studies of choice in foreign countries. Expertise – the National Center on School Choice (NCSC) is a consortium that is headquartered at Vanderbilt University and includes the following partners: Brookings Institution, Brown University, Harvard University, National Bureau of Economic Research, Northwest Evaluation Association, and Stanford University. This book is suitable for researchers, faculty and graduate students in education policy studies, politics of education, and social foundations of education. It should also be of interest to inservice administrators and policy makers.
Download or read book Privatizing Educational Choice written by Clive R Belfield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Controversies over the merits of public and private education have never been more prominent than today. This book evaluates public and private schooling, especially in regard to choices families must make for their children.While choice among publics schools is widely advocated today by families and states, public support for private education - including vouchers, tax credits, charter schools, and private contracting - is politically controversial. The authors accessibly describe what research shows as to the effects - for communities and children - of these approaches. They move beyond school choice to show how other factors - most notably the family - have a strong effect on a child's educational success. The book helps educators and parents better understand the rapidly changing educational environment and the important choices they make in educating the nation's children.
Download or read book Factors Influencing Parental Choice in Selection of a Magnet School in the Montclair New Jersey Public Schools written by Barbara Strobert and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
