Similar Students, Different Choices: Who Uses a School Voucher in an Otherwise Similar Population of Students?

Autor/inn/en	Fleming, David J.; Cowen, Joshua M.; Witte, John F.; Wolf, Patrick J.
Titel	Similar Students, Different Choices: Who Uses a School Voucher in an Otherwise Similar Population of Students?
Quelle	In: Education and Urban Society, 47 (2015) 7, S.785-812 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1245
DOI	10.1177/0013124513511268
Schlagwörter	Educational Vouchers; School Choice; Parent Attitudes; Parent Surveys; Comparative Analysis; Public Schools; Family Income; Educational Attainment; Parents; Social Networks; Access to Information; Religion; Private Schools; Decision Making; Urban Areas; Scores; Academic Achievement; Student Characteristics; Parent Background; Family Characteristics; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Elternverhalten; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Familieneinkommen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Eltern; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Private school; Privatschule; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Schulleistung; Elternhaus
Abstract	We examine what factors predict why some parents enroll their children in voucher schools while other parents with similar types of children and from similar neighborhoods do not. Furthermore, we investigate how aware parents are of their educational options, where they get their information, and what school characteristics they deem the most important. To answer these questions, we analyze the school choice patterns in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Using survey data, we compare responses from a representative sample of voucher parents and a matched sample of public school parents. While public school parents have higher incomes than voucher parents do, voucher parents have more years of education on average. We find that parents in both sectors rely heavily on their social networks to gain information about school options. Finally, we conclude that religion plays an important role in explaining why some parents use vouchers while others do not. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01