Our understanding of school choice and its impact on student well-being is under-theorised, and research is inconclusive in respect of the theoretical complexities involved in the way choice is offered, understood and actualised within families. Having a choice between a poor sc…
by Eakle, A. Jonathan, Brady, Kevin P., Brown, Frank, Cattaro, Gerald Michael, Donahoo, Saran, Eckes, Suzanne, Hunter, Richard C., (Professor of educational administration), Lasley, Thomas J., Osborne, Allan G., Jr, Russo, Charles J., Thro, William E.
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"This issues-based reference set on education in the United States tackles broad, contentious topics that have prompted debate and discussion within the education community. The volumes focus on pre-school through secondary education and explore prominent and perennially importa…
This descriptive, embedded case study sought to explore the phenomena of how to improve and create effective partnerships between urban parents and urban schools. The study examined a novel parent involvement program in Detroit that involved over 500 urban parents. The program, …
As the nation's education crisis deepens, especially in terms of the achievement gap, school choice has emerged as a growing education reform movement, proponents of which argue may help improve educational attainment among underserved populations. Using a mixed methods approach…
As the percentage of students opting for nonpublic schooling increased in the nineties, private sector choices have diversified, with schools as distinctly different as Afro-centric, Waldorf, Jewish, Muslim, and varieties of Christian schools. Much of the early research in how p…
La réforme ontarienne des politiques éducatives de la fin des années 1990 a introduit une certaine économie de marché dans le système d’éducation, laquelle a contribué à accroître la concurrence entre les écoles pour le recrutement du plus grand nombre d’élèves. Au même moment, …
School choice is a topic that has been widely examined in the literature. One aspect of school choice that has interested researchers is what motivates parents to choose specific schools for their children. The research clearly indicates that academic considerations are the prim…