How do parents choose a school for their child? An example of the exercise of parental choice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8103571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerie Morgan (0000-0003-1576-6052, University of Ulster, corresponding author), Seamus Dunn (University of Ulster), Ed Cairns (University of Ulster), Grace Fraser (University of Ulster) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 139-148 |
| Publication date | 1993-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1881 • E-ISSN: 1469-5847 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0013188930350203 |
| OpenAlex | W2014457031 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 11 |
Increased provision for parents to exercise choice in the education of their children is one of the central objectives of recent government education policy in the UK. The establishment of new 'planned integrated schools' in Northern Ireland has provided a group of parents with a new opportunity to make choices. This research investigates the motives of parents who have decided to send their children to integrated schools. Five main sets of determinants of choice and the possibility of conflict arising from differences in motivation, between groups of parents, in a number of areas are identified. This paper also suggests a wider underlying tension between the short‐term and essentially personal objectives which direct the decisions of individual parents and the need for long‐term planning of educational policy
Developmental psychology · Government (linguistics · Political science · School choice · Term (time · Irish and British Studies · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology
Development of essentialist thinking about religion categories in Northern Ireland (and the United States)
Examining Secondary School Choice Processes as a Predictor of Adjustment After the School Transition
Segregation by choice? A study of group‐specific reasons for school choice
Equality of Condition? Exploring Minority Ethnic Group Experiences of Education in Northern Ireland
A Fraught Path'-education as a basis for developing improved community relations in Northern Ireland
Kicking the can down the road? Educational solutions to the challenges of divided societies
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2025 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |