Parent Decision-Making When Selecting Schools: The Case of Nepal

Autor/in	Joshi, Priyadarshani
Titel	Parent Decision-Making When Selecting Schools: The Case of Nepal
Quelle	In: Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 44 (2014) 3, S.411-428 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-1538
DOI	10.1007/s11125-014-9319-9
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; School Choice; Parents; Decision Making; Surveys; Focus Groups; Developing Nations; Student Participation; Public Schools; Participative Decision Making; Private Schools; Social Bias; Conflict; Environmental Influences; At Risk Persons; Proximity; Geographic Location; Nepal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Eltern; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Konflikt; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Risikogruppe; Lebensnähe
Abstract	This paper analyzes the parent decision-making processes underlying school selection in Nepal. The analysis is based on primary survey and focus group data collected from parent meetings in diverse local education markets in two districts of Nepal in 2011. It highlights three main arguments that are less frequently discussed in the context of school choice, including in developing countries. First, children who go to public schools play a significant role in their own decision-making on schooling; this complicates the currently predominant conceptualization that schooling decisions are primarily made by parents and school officials. Second, the gradual growth in private schools has led to significant sorting of students and created a stigma around public education. Finally, in contexts such as Nepal, that suffer from political conflict, and poor conditions for law and order, a school's proximity to their home becomes a greater priority for students and families. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10