scholarly journals Private schools and school choice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
School Choice ◽  
Private Schools

The puzzle of parental partiality

2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin M. Macleod
Keyword(s):  
School Choice ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
Parental Partiality ◽  
Fair Chance

In this article, I offer a response to Adam Swift’s book, How Not to be A Hypocrite: School Choice for the Morally Perplexed Parent, by developing some reflections on the nature, value and limits of parental partiality. I address two main issues. First, I consider the issue of how we should interpret the character and value of parental partiality. I argue that treating parental partiality as a kind of disposition helps to illuminate its distinctive value and also explains why we tend to judge some illegitimate expressions of partiality more harshly than others. Second, I examine one of the justifications Swift views as valid for sending children to private school. I criticize Swift’s contention that parents can be justified in sending children to private schools in order to secure for them a ‘fair chance in life’.

A Geographic Analysis of Public-Private School Choice in South Carolina, USA

2012 ◽  
pp. 223-238
Author(s):  
Haifeng (Charlie) Zhang ◽  
Lorin W. Anderson ◽  
David J. Cowen ◽  
Lisle S. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Choice ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Quality ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public School Education

Despite years of research and debate, household choice between public and private schools is not well understood. This article investigates factors associated with parental choice between public and private schools using unique census-based school enrollment data for school districts in South Carolina and for neighborhoods in the Columbia Metropolitan Area. This study extends the existing literature by examining patterns of public-private school choice for whites and blacks separately in order to control racial disparities in school choice. Results of multiple regression analyses for the whole population and subdivided racial groups generally support the assumption that public-private school enrollment rate is subject to socioeconomic status, racial proportion, and public school quality. Findings of this study not only suggests the reconciliation of the market-based theory and the racial preference theory, but also provides insights into education policies in terms of stemming white enrollment losses and fostering public school education in the United States.

A Geographic Analysis of Public-Private School Choice in South Carolina, USA

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haifeng (Charlie) Zhang ◽  
Lorin W. Anderson ◽  
David J. Cowen ◽  
Lisle S. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Choice ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Quality ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Preference Theory

Despite years of research and debate, household choice between public and private schools is not well understood. This article investigates factors associated with parental choice between public and private schools using unique census-based school enrollment data for school districts in South Carolina and for neighborhoods in the Columbia Metropolitan Area. This study extends the existing literature by examining patterns of public-private school choice for whites and blacks separately in order to control racial disparities in school choice. Results of multiple regression analyses for the whole population and subdivided racial groups generally support the assumption that public-private school enrollment rate is subject to socioeconomic status, racial proportion, and public school quality. Findings of this study not only suggests the reconciliation of the market-based theory and the racial preference theory, but also provides insights into education policies in terms of stemming white enrollment losses and fostering public school education in the United States.

SCHOOL CHOICE, RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS AND SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS

2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roelande H. Hofman ◽  
Adriaan Hofman
Keyword(s):  
School Choice ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Education System ◽  
School Effectiveness ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Religious Schools ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Dutch Children ◽  
Three Factor

The article analyses the Dutch paradox of an education system that includes a large proportion of private religious schools in one of the most highly secularized of Western societies. Using a three - factor model of school choice, the authors analyze the most important motives for parental school choice and try to answer the question of why so many Dutch children from secularized families still attend private religious schools. Reasons for unconventional school choice and reflections of religious traditions within the schools are addressed as possible explanations for the Dutch paradox. The importance of school effectiveness is examined as a motive for school choice, along with factors contributing to effectiveness of public and private schools.

Determinants of school choice and their relation to success to the institution: a comparative study between public and private schools in Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-231
Author(s):  
Tamgid Ahmed Chowdhury ◽  
Ishrat Jahan Synthia
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School Choice ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
School Characteristics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThis paper aims to identify the determinants of school choice and factors that define the success of a school as perceived by the parents and then compare “Public” and “Private” schools with respect to the explored criteria to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the institutions.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on 1,121 quantitative data collected through survey questionnaire from the parents living in urban areas of Bangladesh. The school choice model was developed and validated by applying structural equation modeling.FindingsThis paper offers a statistically significant, robust and reliable five-dimensional 23-item school choice model that includes both school characteristics and preferred outcomes as perceived by the parents. Characteristic-wise comparisons in terms of characteristics revealed that public schools are superior to private institutions in fulfilling several choice criteria such as parents–teacher relationships, performance of the teachers, offerings of special programs, safety assurance in the campus and in having bigger campus with playground. On the other hand, private schools dominate in providing better educational environment, arranging training to the teachers, ensuring satisfactory library services and delivering information effectively to the parents. Among outcome determinants, government schools are well ahead in creating self-discipline, morality and good work habits among students. Private schools are superior in developing critical thinking skill of the kids.Originality/valueThere is a gap of comprehensive empirical study on school choice in South Asia region that includes both school characteristics and outcomes. Therefore, this paper contributes significantly to the relevant literature.

Hierarchies of Access in Schooling: An Exploration of Parental School Choice in Haryana

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamlesh Narwana
Keyword(s):  
School Choice ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Sharp Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Parental Schooling ◽  
The Village

The parental schooling choice in India has tilted in favour of private schools in a big way and preference for English medium has been highlighted as the main driving force behind this trend. This article analyses the school choice where both private as well as government schools offer education in English and Hindi medium. Based on the primary field survey and secondary data analysis, the article argues that the introduction of English medium in government schools has impacted the village school market significantly as it has led to the closure of three out of four private schools. However, we found that the availability of English medium school is not the sole determinant of school choice. A sharp difference in the profile of students enrolled in the government-run Hindi and English medium schools suggest that caste, gender and economic status also play a significant role in school choice.

The Morality of School Choice

2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Swift
Keyword(s):  
School Choice ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
The State ◽  
State School ◽  
The Third ◽  
Good For

Summarising the arguments of How Not to Be A Hypocrite: School Choice for the Morally Perplexed Parent (Routledge Falmer 2003), the article discusses three questions. The first is whether parents who disapprove of elite private schools to such an extent that they would vote to ban them are acting hypocritically or inconsistently with their principles if they send their children to such schools. My answer is that they need not be. The second is whether parents should have the option of sending their children to such schools; whether those schools should be allowed to exist. My answer is that they should not. The third is whether, given that such schools do exist, parents are justified in sending their children to them. My answer is that in certain circumstances they may be, but that most of those who opt for such schools are not justified in doing so. As long as the state school is ‘good enough’, parents should send their children to that school, even where it would not be as good for their children as would private alternatives.

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