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ERIC Number: EJ546715
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1522
Parents' Responses to the School Quasi-Market.
Carroll, Steven; Walford, Geoffrey
Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, v12 n1 p3-26 Mar 1997
Interviews with parents of British students moving to secondary schools in one district investigated relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and families' activities within school quasi-markets. Relationships were complex and multifaceted. There were strong relationships between both SES and educational level and the degree of family participation within quasi-markets. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Politics of Education, School Choice, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain