Latino Parents' Choice of Magnet School: How School Choice Differs across Racial and Ethnic Boundaries

Autor/inn/en	Haynes, Katherine Taylor; Phillips, Kristie J. R.; Goldring, Ellen B.
Titel	Latino Parents' Choice of Magnet School: How School Choice Differs across Racial and Ethnic Boundaries
Quelle	In: Education and Urban Society, 42 (2010) 6, S.758-789 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1245
DOI	10.1177/0013124510370943
Schlagwörter	Magnet Schools; School Choice; Academic Achievement; Social Networks; Immigrants; Hispanic Americans; Parent Participation; Enrollment Trends; Urban Schools; Educational Attainment; Parents; Socioeconomic Status; Access to Education; Hispanic American Students; White Students; African American Students; Racial Differences; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schulleistung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Elternmitwirkung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Eltern; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	Historically, magnet schools have served predominantly Black and Anglo populations. Consequently, little research exists on Latino parent's engagement in school choice and their patterns of participation. Magnet schools are increasingly part of the landscape for improving school achievement for all students. Yet Latino enrollment rates in magnet schools fall short of their representation within most urban populations as well the population as a whole. This article explores the factors that influence Latino parents' participation in magnet school choice. The findings show that Latino parents who participate in school choice come from vastly different educational backgrounds, tend to be solidly middle income, are either second-generation immigrants or are married to one; the social networks of the most educated Latino parents do not include people with access to magnet schools. This study holds policy implications for similar cities in the new Latino South that are shifting to unitary status. (Contains 11 notes and 9 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10