Fertile Soil? How Information Does (and Does Not) Shape Attitudes toward School Choice in Rural America

Autor/inn/en	Shakeel, M. Danish; Henderson, Michael
Titel	Fertile Soil? How Information Does (and Does Not) Shape Attitudes toward School Choice in Rural America
Quelle	In: Journal of School Choice, 13 (2019) 4, S.467-508 (42 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shakeel, M. Danish) ORCID (Henderson, Michael)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1558-2159
DOI	10.1080/15582159.2019.1684792
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; School Choice; Public Opinion; Charter Schools; Rural Population; Familiarity; Rural Urban Differences; Private Schools; Political Attitudes; Context Effect; Census Figures; Educational Vouchers; Tax Credits; Public Schools; Suburbs; School Districts; Scholarships + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Choice of school; Schulwahl; Öffentliche Meinung; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Landbevölkerung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Private school; Privatschule; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Volkszählung; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Steuerermäßigung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Einzugsbereich; School district; Schulbezirk; Scholarship; Stipendium
Abstract	The role of political factors, specifically of public opinion, in the relatively low penetration of charter schools into rural America remains unclear. We use 8 years of national survey data to demonstrate that rural residents express less support for charter schools than residents of other locales do. We attribute this gap to differences in familiarity with charter schools across these locales rather than to differences in satisfaction with local schools or to differences in demographics, party affiliation, or political ideology. However, using a survey experiment and an oversample of districts with charter schools, we show that increased exposure to these schools or information about them does not boost support in rural communities. Lastly, we demonstrate a similar urban-rural gap in support for private school choice policies such as vouchers and tax credits for private school scholarships. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01