Pre-K Preferences: How and Why HISD Parents Choose Pre-K Programs

Autor/inn/en	Baumgartner, Erin; Thrash, Courtney
Institution	Rice University, Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC)
Titel	Pre-K Preferences: How and Why HISD Parents Choose Pre-K Programs
Quelle	(2020), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Preschool Education; School Choice; Parent Attitudes; School Location; Proximity; English Language Learners; Institutional Characteristics; Information Dissemination; Teacher Qualifications; Low Income Students; Pupil Personnel Services; Texas (Houston) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Elternverhalten; Schulgelände; Lebensnähe; Informationsverbreitung; Lehrqualifikation
Abstract	Distance and program characteristics drive parental pre-kindergarten (pre-k) choice. This study reflects the third in a series of briefs examining pre-k enrollment and access for students in the Houston Independent School District (HISD). The aims of this study are to identify characteristics that drive enrollment, understand where parents receive their information about HISD pre-k options, and understand parental beliefs about which program characteristics are most important. Findings suggest distance from home is one of the primary drivers of pre-k parental choice for their children. Additionally, program characteristics are important, specifically whether programs have highly trained teachers and teacher aides. However, variation in parental beliefs exist by language of survey participation and campus-level proportions of English-language learners (EL) or economically disadvantaged students. Parents report learning about HISD pre-k programs through family and friends. [For the second in this series of briefs, "Strategies for Increasing Access to HISD Pre-K Programs. Research Brief for the Houston Independent School District. Volume 9, Issue 1," see ED603567.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Houston Education Research Consortium. 6100 Main Street, MS-258, Houston, Texas 77005. Tel: 713-348-2532; e-mail: herc@rice.edu; Web site: https://kinder.rice.edu/houston-education-research-consortium
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01