The Accessibility of American Catholic Secondary Schools to the Various Socioeconomic Classes of Catholic Families

Autor/in	Huber, John B.
Titel	The Accessibility of American Catholic Secondary Schools to the Various Socioeconomic Classes of Catholic Families
Quelle	In: Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 10 (2007) 3, S.271-287 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1097-9638
Schlagwörter	Catholic Schools; Catholics; High Schools; Socioeconomic Status; Tuition; Parent Attitudes; Elementary Schools; School Choice; Student Financial Aid; Churches; Guidelines; Access to Education; Social Class; Equal Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Katholische Schule; Katholik; High school; Oberschule; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Elternverhalten; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Church; Kirche; Richtlinien; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Social classes; Soziale Klasse
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to discern which socioeconomic classes are represented in Catholic high school populations across the United States. In addition, the study sought to discover the motivations of those families whose children were currently enrolled in American Catholic high schools. Also explored were the reasons why Catholic families who have sent their child or children to Catholic elementary schools were electing not to continue Catholic education at the secondary level. Because financial aid availability has risen along with tuition (Tracy, 2001), this investigation included the extent to which such financial aid was considered by Catholic families, as well as the perceptions of Catholic families as to its availability at the secondary level. As tuition rates rise at a level higher than the cost of living and average wage increases, this study additionally examined the extent to which the assertion (Baker & Riordan, 1998, 1999; Riordan, 2000) that American Catholic high schools were becoming more elitist is true. The Catholic Church's statements as to the accessibility of Catholic education to all social classes provided a framework throughout the investigation. (Contains 11 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10