Parental Engagement through School Choice: Some Reasons for Caution

Autor/inn/en	McGinn, Kathryn C.; Ben-Porath, Sigal
Titel	Parental Engagement through School Choice: Some Reasons for Caution
Quelle	In: Theory and Research in Education, 12 (2014) 2, S.172-192 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1477-8785
DOI	10.1177/1477878514530714
Schlagwörter	School Choice; Parent Participation; Performance Factors; Barriers; Educational Change; School Districts; Charter Schools; Ethnography; Interviews; Content Analysis; Participant Observation; Participant Characteristics; Access to Information; Low Achievement; Community Action; Policy Formation; Parent School Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Choice of school; Schulwahl; Elternmitwirkung; Leistungsindikator; Bildungsreform; School district; Schulbezirk; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Ethnografie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Inhaltsanalyse; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Politische Betätigung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung
Abstract	Implementing school choice programs and bolstering parental engagement are both frequently touted as critical steps in improving educational outcomes in US schools. Many policy makers contend that by providing parents with more schooling options for their children, parents will become more involved in their children's education, resulting in better and more equitable opportunities. The authors consider whether more school choices necessarily translate into more robust parental involvement, by chronicling for 5 years both the opportunities for and barriers to engagement that parents encountered in the Clarksville School District as it underwent a significant period of reform. The authors conclude that school choice does not always have a positive impact on parental engagement, and engagement in turn does not always translate into better or more equitable opportunities. In some cases, increased choice may present additional challenges to parents as they struggle to find accurate information, weigh a variety of problematic options, and consider the impact of their personal decisions on their children and on the overall well-being of the district. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10