Lessons learned
How Parents Respond to School Mandates and Sanctions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6296335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lesley Lavery (0000-0001-5851-1653, Macalester College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-232 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-814X • E-ISSN: 1469-7815 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0143814x16000143 |
| OpenAlex | W2480052851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
Over the past three decades, a reform movement bent on improving schools and educational outcomes through standards-based accountability systems and market-like competitive pressures has dominated policy debates. Many have examined reform policies’ effects on academic outcomes, but few have explored these policies’ influence on citizens’ political orientations. In this study, using data from an original survey, I examine whether and how No Child Left Behind’s accountability-based architecture influences parents’ attitudes towards the government and federal involvement in education. I find little evidence that diversity in parents’ lived policy experiences shapes their political orientations. However, the results of a survey experiment suggest that information linking school experience to policy and government action may increase parents’ confidence in their ability to contribute to the political process. Understanding whether and under what conditions parents use public school experiences to inform orientations towards the government can improve the design of future reforms
Accountability · Action (physics · Democracy · Diversity (politics · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Public relations · Sanctions · Survey data collection · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · School Choice and Performance
Politics, pressures and the tariff
What Americans know about politics and why it matters
Choosing Schools
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
Unwanted Claims
The Submerged State
The Development of Welfare States in Europe and America
How Policies Make Citizens
Policy Makes Mass Politics
School vouchers and academic performance
What parents still do not know about No Child Left Behind and why it matters
School choice in a stratified geography
Switching Schools? A Closer Look at Parents' Initial Interest in and Knowledge About the Choice Provisions of No Child Left Behind
Voice and Equality
Learning Citizenship? How State Education Reforms Affect Parents’ Political Attitudes and Behavior
Policy Feedback and Preschool Funding in the American States
Learning from Schools
The Consequences of Public Policy for Democratic Citizenship
Parents as Participants
From Policy to Polity
Lessons of Welfare
Political Consequences of the Carceral State
The Effects of Canvassing, Telephone Calls, and Direct Mail on Voter Turnout
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |