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1. Parent Information for School Choice: The Case of Massachusetts. Report No. 19.

Author

Institute for Responsive Education, Boston, MA., Center on Families, Communities, Schools, and Children's Learning., and Glenn, Charles L.

Abstract

This study provides a detailed description of the process by which parents choose schools for their children and the process by which urban schools adjust to the necessity of convincing parents to choose them. The Parent Information Center programs in the Massachusetts communities of Boston, Cambridge, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, and Springfield are described, based upon on-site observations, reviews of policies and parent information materials, interviews with 150 parents, and responses to a questionnaire turned in by nearly 450 parents. The study also reviews research on motivations for parent choice of schools in the Netherlands, Scotland, France, and the United States. The findings indicate that: (1) a high proportion of parents in Boston and other Massachusetts cities that have adopted universal choice policies are able to send their child to their first choice school, and virtually all parents are able to send their child to one of their chosen schools; (2) the system of parent information and counseling is well organized; (3) parents appreciate the opportunity to consider more than one school; (4) a variety of factors, such as location, teachers, programs, school climate, and principals influence parents' choice of schools; and (5) informal communication networks are the most important source of information for many parents. Appendices include survey instruments and tables of data compiled from the survey. (SM)

Published
1993

2. Choice of Schools in Six Nations: France, Netherlands, Belgium, Britain, Canada, West Germany.

Author

Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC., Glenn, Charles L., Glenn, Charles L., and Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.

Abstract

The role of parent choice in publicly funded education in six selected nations is examined. Focusing upon education in developed Western democracies, this study is intended to be instructive to U.S. education as it examines the interplay between state-mandated universal education and parents' right of choice. Twenty-five national education systems were reviewed, and six were selected for this study--France, Netherlands, Belgium, Britain, Canada, and West Germany. Each country is discussed separately, examining: (1) historical background, (2) research on reasons for parents' decisions about their children's schools, and (3) current policy debates. In these six nations, parents' choice of particular schools or forms of education for their children is usually based upon either religious reasons, or preference for a particular type of curriculum or language of instruction. The document includes an introduction by U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos, followed by a foreword by Assistant Secretary Christopher T. Cross. A 280-item bibliography, arranged by country, is included. (AS)

Published
1989

11. The Debate Over Parent Choice of Schools.

Author

Glenn, Charles L.

Subjects
*SCHOOL choice, *PUBLIC schools, *PARENTS, *EDUCATION
Abstract

There has been a constant production of new books about school choice. The book "School Choice and the Question of Accountability," by Emily Van Dunk and Anneliese M. Dickman provides a careful assessment of various aspects of the Milwaukee school voucher program, with additional data from the Cleveland program. Adequate parent information for choosing schools is not a new idea, of course. In an article in the journal "The Public Interest," the author described the 21 parent information centers that his office at the Massachusetts Department of Education had funded to provide urban parents with individual counseling to enable them to make good choices among the public schools available.

Published
2003

12. Lessons from Other Nations about Parental Choice.

Author

Glenn, Charles L.

Subjects
*SCHOOL choice, *ACADEMIC freedom, *EDUCATION policy, *EDUCATION, *PARENTS
Abstract

This article presents observations on publicly funded parental choice of schools in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Britain, Canada, and West Germany. Even under circumstances in which all schools are theoretically equivalent, parents seek to make choices. When choice has been available, parents strongly resist its removal. The advance of universal education as a result of government efforts has resulted in a generation of educational consumers who are more sophisticated about what they want for their children. Policy discussions and administrative practices too often take a narrow view of what motivates choice and what options should be accommodated. In most Western democracies, the right of parents to choose a school on the basis of their religious convictions and have that schooling supported with public funds is legally protected. Survey data and the pattern of choices suggest that, for many parents, the religious character of a school continues to be a positive factor, even if their own level of belief and practice is very limited. Nonreligious alternatives that reflect coherent educational values have no difficulty attracting parents. In many cases, however, alternatives are available only by going outside the publicly funded system.

Published
1991

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