Schools as Market-Based Clusters: Geospatial and Statistical Analysis of Charter Schools in Ohio

Autor/inn/en	Gilblom, Elizabeth A.; Sang, Hilla I.
Titel	Schools as Market-Based Clusters: Geospatial and Statistical Analysis of Charter Schools in Ohio
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 27 (2019) 15, (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-2341
Schlagwörter	Charter Schools; School Location; Geographic Location; Urban Schools; Public Schools; Enrollment; School Segregation; Income; Race; Urban Demography; Ohio (Cleveland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Schulgelände; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Einschulung; Einkommen; Rasse; Abstammung
Abstract	This study contributes to the growing body of research concerning the strategic geographic positioning of traditional charter schools (TCS) in urban areas and their segregative effect by considering economist Michael Porter's concept of business clusters, in which businesses 'cluster' to maximize their potential profit and to gain access to a customer base. Using a mixed-methods approach, we use geographic information systems (GIS) to perform an Average Nearest Neighbor Analyses (ANNA) to determine if charter and public schools (TPS) cluster in Ohio's Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD). We analyze school enrollment data and the local census tracts using MANOVA to compare the characteristics of TCS and TPS and produce maps of the results. Consistent with other research, we find evidence of increased segregation. The ANNA and MANOVA results indicate that TCS are more clustered than TPS and they tend to locate outside of the poorest communities with higher concentrations of Black and poor individuals. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01