The Place of the "Open House" in the School-Choice Process: Insights from Canadian Parents, Children, and Teachers

Autor/in	Oplatka, Izhar
Titel	The Place of the "Open House" in the School-Choice Process: Insights from Canadian Parents, Children, and Teachers
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 42 (2007) 2, S.163-184 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085906296561
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; School Choice; Foreign Countries; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Secondary Schools; Family School Relationship; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Marketing; Interviews; Educational Environment; Program Effectiveness; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Ausland; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Sekundarschule; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Kanada
Abstract	The current study aimed at exploring the perceived significance of promotional events in secondary schools among Canadian parents, their children, and teachers and at determining the influence of these events on the school-choice process and school life. The findings suggest that both teachers and families displayed apparently contradictory perceptions of the open house with respect to its significance and influence, differing as well from one another in their understanding of the place of this event in school life and choice. In addition, four effective aspects of this promotional event have been subjectively identified by the respondents. Empirical and practical implications are suggested. (Contains 1 table.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10