School Choice in Urban America: Magnet Schools and the Pursuit of Equity (Critical Issues in Educational Leadership)

By Goldring, Ellen Goldring, Claire Smrekar, et al.

In recent years, school choice, equity, parental involvement, and desegregation have each headlined the national and state education reform agendas. This book offers a unique contribution to current policy debates by blending these often disconnected areas of research to provide a current and intensive analysis of the social and political context of magnet schools. Using empirical research, the authors examine the policies and practices that shape magnet schools while also exploring the experiences and opportunities of students (and their families) who attend these public schools of choice. The authors address such questions as:

What is the context of decision-making for parents in an urban system of school choice? What is the nature and quality of family-school interaction in magnet and nonmagnet schools? What are the learning environments and workplace conditions in magnet schools? How do these conditions influence issues of equity and access for students in urban schools?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807738298
• ISBN13: 9780807738290
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.5" x 6.8"