A Charter School Survey: Parents, Teachers, and Principals Speak Out.

Autor/in	Riley, Pamela A.
Institution	Pacific Research Inst. for Public Policy, San Francisco, CA.
Titel	A Charter School Survey: Parents, Teachers, and Principals Speak Out.
Quelle	(2000), (54 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Administrator Attitudes; Charter Schools; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Parent Attitudes; Principals; School Effectiveness; School Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Bildungsreform; Elternverhalten; Principal; Schulleiter; Schuleffizienz; Lehrerverhalten; Kalifornien
Abstract	Three surveys assessing 100 California charter schools were conducted in 1997-98. Interviewees included teachers, principals, and parents. Findings include: 7 out of 10 charter-school principals report that their schools boast waiting lists; overall, parents selected the school's curriculum as their primary reason for selecting a charter; charter-school students share demographic and socioeconomic characteristics with students in the state's district schools; charter-school principals have been able to establish successfully strong school-parent relationships and have increased parental involvement in their children's education; student attendance and academic performance remarkably improve when the student is enrolled in a charter school; 96 percent of charter-school teachers are held accountable through an evaluation process, done usually annually; 70 percent of California's charter-school teachers spend time every week on school organization and development duties; and 65 percent of teachers deploy parent volunteers in the classroom. Survey results refute the charges of critics that charter schools are racially exclusive and "creaming" only the best, most advanced students. Results also demonstrate conclusively the positive impact of deregulation, local control, and increased autonomy, while also confirming that comprehensive choice is the path to truly meaningful educational reform. Three appendices describe the survey strategy and sample characteristics, and list interview questions. (RT)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC