Mother's Intuition? Choosing Secondary Schools.

Autor/inn/en	David, Miriam; und weitere
Titel	Mother's Intuition? Choosing Secondary Schools.
Quelle	(1994), (172 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-7507-0287-7
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Decision Making; Ethnicity; Family Characteristics; Family Structure; Foreign Countries; Mothers; Parent Role; Race; School Choice; Secondary Education; Sex Differences; Socioeconomic Background; Socioeconomic Influences; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Ethnizität; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Ausland; Mother; Mutter; Parental role; Elternrolle; Rasse; Abstammung; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Sekundarbereich; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Sozioökonomische Lage; Sozioökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	This book presents findings of a study that examined the process of choosing secondary schools in two inner London (England) boroughs. Data were obtained from interviews with 70 parents and a survey of 134 year-6 students. The primary focus was on which family member decides which school the child should attend. In nearly one-half of the families, the mother had the main responsibility for choosing the school. Mothers were almost invariably involved in the decision-making process regardless of family and child characteristics; family structure was not the key criterion. Social class, gender, and ethnicity were also important variables in the way that choices were exercised. Findings indicate that parents, and mothers most especially, took their responsibilities for choosing schools seriously, and that in many cases, the child was involved in some way. The major factors in parents' decisions included the school's academic performance, climate, and proximity. However, families differed in their abilities to find the processes by which they might achieve their objectives. The differences that families faced when dealing with a variety of economic and social markets were maintained in this modified form of the education market. Families with higher incomes and levels of education were more likely to successfully realize their choices for their children. Fifty-eight tables are included. (Contains 124 references.) (LMI)
Anmerkungen	Falmer Press, Taylor & Francis, Inc., 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007 (paper: ISBN-0-7507-0287-7; cased: ISBN-0-7507-0286-9).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC