What Do Parents Want? Factors Affecting Parental Decisions in Charter School Enrollment

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dc.contributor.authorDelaney, Patrick Prescotten
dc.contributor.committeechairKershaw, Terryen
dc.contributor.committeememberGraves, Ellington T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCreighton, Theodore B.en
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:36:29Zen
dc.date.adate2008-06-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:36:29Zen
dc.date.issued2008-04-29en
dc.date.rdate2008-06-06en
dc.date.sdate2008-05-12en
dc.description.abstractAs an avenue of educational reform and organizational restructuring within public education, school choice has gained in popularity over the last twenty years. The charter school movement, in particular, has enjoyed a high growth rate since its introduction in 1992. Advocates of charter schools claim the schools' regulatory freedom and unique structure foster improved academic performance and educational success. However, the literature shows charter school students' performance is typically below and, at best, on par with that of neighboring public school peers. Given this mismatch of purported academic advantage and observed performance, this study aims to add to the literature by explaining why parents choose charter schools and remain in charter schools. Using the Texas Education Agency's 2006 Survey of Charter School and Traditional School Parents this study will examine why parents consider different aspects of schooling more important than others. Survey responses will be analyzed to explain possible relationships between factors affecting charter school enrollment, race, and socioeconomic status.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05122008-144009en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05122008-144009/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32652en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartText.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartTitlepage.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcharter schoolen
dc.subjectschool choiceen
dc.subjectvaluesen
dc.titleWhat Do Parents Want? Factors Affecting Parental Decisions in Charter School Enrollmenten
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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