Proving I'm Right: Charter School Policy and Selective Exposure to Information

Autor/in	Blissett, Richard S. L.
Titel	Proving I'm Right: Charter School Policy and Selective Exposure to Information
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 34 (2020) 6, S.894-917 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904818802102
Schlagwörter	Charter Schools; Educational Policy; Information Seeking; Information Skills; Bias; Beliefs; Politics of Education; Attitudes; Political Attitudes; Individual Differences; Information Sources + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Informationserschließung; Informationskompetenz; Orientierungswissen; Belief; Glaube; Educational policy; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Individueller Unterschied; Information source; Informationsquelle
Abstract	Research suggests that individuals may make choices about the information they consume that are influenced by what they already believe. In this study, I investigate this process in a particularly contentious policy arena: charter schools. What kinds of information are important to people as they evaluate charter school policy? Are their choices shaped by their prior beliefs? Overall, I find that indeed people tend to seek out information that aligns with their prior beliefs. Altogether, the results of this study suggest that the dynamics of selective exposure present in the political arena more broadly also exist within education policy. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01