Exploring School Choice and the Consequences for Student Racial Segregation within Pennsylvania's Charter School Transfers
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| Title: | Exploring School Choice and the Consequences for Student Racial Segregation within Pennsylvania's Charter School Transfers |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Frankenberg, Erica, Kotok, Stephen, Schafft, Kai, Mann, Bryan |
| Source: | Education Policy Analysis Archives. Mar 2017 25(22). |
| Availability: | Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 34 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | School Choice, Racial Segregation, Charter Schools, Equal Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Racial Differences, Racial Composition, Student Attitudes, White Students, Hispanic American Students, African American Students, Enrollment Trends, Statistical Analysis, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Institutional Characteristics, Transfer Students |
| Geographic Terms: | Pennsylvania |
| ISSN: | 1068-2341 |
| Abstract: | Using individual-level student data from Pennsylvania, this study explores the extent to which charter school racial composition may be an important factor in students' self-segregative school choices. Findings indicate that, holding distance and enrollment constant, Black and Latino students are strongly averse to moving to charter schools with higher percentages of White students. Conversely, White students are more likely to enroll in such charter schools. As the percentage and number of students transferring into charter schools increases, self-segregative school choices raise critical questions regarding educational equity, and the effects of educational reform and school choice policies on the fostering of racially diverse educational environments. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 75 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1137861 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Using individual-level student data from Pennsylvania, this study explores the extent to which charter school racial composition may be an important factor in students' self-segregative school choices. Findings indicate that, holding distance and enrollment constant, Black and Latino students are strongly averse to moving to charter schools with higher percentages of White students. Conversely, White students are more likely to enroll in such charter schools. As the percentage and number of students transferring into charter schools increases, self-segregative school choices raise critical questions regarding educational equity, and the effects of educational reform and school choice policies on the fostering of racially diverse educational environments. |
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| ISSN: | 1068-2341 |
