The Desegregation Aims and Demographic Contexts of Magnet Schools: How Parents Choose and Why Siting Policies Matter

Autor:	Ngaire Honey, Claire Smrekar
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Racial composition Research literature Geographic information system Desegregation business.industry Social environment Context (language use) Public relations School choice Education Section (archaeology) Pedagogy Developmental and Educational Psychology Sociology business
Zdroj:	Peabody Journal of Education. 90:128-155
ISSN:	1532-7930 0161-956X
DOI:	10.1080/0161956x.2015.988545
Popis:	This paper is designed to specify a set of new opportunities for educators, school administrators, and scholars to realize the practical aims and strategic advantages envisioned in magnet schools. The paper is divided into three distinct sections. In Section I, we examine the extensive research literature on parents’ choice patterns and school preferences in magnet schools and other school-choice programs. In Section II, we compare the reasons parents choose particular schools with the criteria school districts use to select magnet school locations (and themes). This section highlights desegregation goals and district-level magnet school policies pegged to the following questions: What is the policy context for siting decisions in districts with magnet schools? Are siting policies strategically aligned with what is known from the research literature about parents’ school preferences? Do neighborhood characteristics play a part in magnet school siting policies and specific decision-making? In Section III, ...
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