The policy of encouraging schools to compete against each other in education markets internationally has been justified on the grounds of raising levels of attainment and widening choice. Although there has been little research on Irish education markets, it is becoming increasingly evident that parents from different social backgrounds are unable to compete on an equal basis and exercise the same level of choice. This thesis presents the views of parents from middle and working class backgrounds in a rural community on the factors which influence their choice and experiences of school. Focus groups were conducted with parents from different social groups, some of whom sent their children to the local school and some who choose sch...
In late modernity, the marketisation of public services has become a global policy phenomenon. In th...
School choice is a daunting task for caregivers who have to consider which school will optimally sup...
This study examined the perceptions of parents on their role in involvement in their children\u27s e...
The policy of encouraging schools to compete against each other in education markets internationall...
Parent ‘choice’, the recommendation of the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector R...
This research has examined how middle class parents have mobilised themselves as active consumers in...
The paper discusses qualitative findings from an in-depth study of the school choices of 65 parents ...
This paper discusses the geography of parental choice in a rural locale and shows how a group of par...
School choice has been an issue in the education systems where parents are given the autonomy to sel...
Abstract – Current educational reforms encompass increasing freedom of parental choice. As such, par...
There is a considerable body of research relating to two aspects of education policy and provision w...
The educational system in Australia allows parents to have a choice when it comes to selecting a sch...
Empirical research from rural India demonstrates that less affluent parents are less likely to engag...
Irish society has, within recent years, experienced significant social and cultural change. Our nat...
Indian parents are faced with more choices of schools, but with less information on schools and scho...
In late modernity, the marketisation of public services has become a global policy phenomenon. In th...
School choice is a daunting task for caregivers who have to consider which school will optimally sup...
This study examined the perceptions of parents on their role in involvement in their children\u27s e...
The policy of encouraging schools to compete against each other in education markets internationall...
Parent ‘choice’, the recommendation of the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector R...
This research has examined how middle class parents have mobilised themselves as active consumers in...
The paper discusses qualitative findings from an in-depth study of the school choices of 65 parents ...
This paper discusses the geography of parental choice in a rural locale and shows how a group of par...
School choice has been an issue in the education systems where parents are given the autonomy to sel...
Abstract – Current educational reforms encompass increasing freedom of parental choice. As such, par...
There is a considerable body of research relating to two aspects of education policy and provision w...
The educational system in Australia allows parents to have a choice when it comes to selecting a sch...
Empirical research from rural India demonstrates that less affluent parents are less likely to engag...
Irish society has, within recent years, experienced significant social and cultural change. Our nat...
Indian parents are faced with more choices of schools, but with less information on schools and scho...
In late modernity, the marketisation of public services has become a global policy phenomenon. In th...
School choice is a daunting task for caregivers who have to consider which school will optimally sup...
This study examined the perceptions of parents on their role in involvement in their children\u27s e...