ERIC Number: EJ1236958
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jan
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
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School Counselors' Assessment of the Legitimacy of High School Choice Policy
Sattin-Bajaj, Carolyn; Jennings, Jennifer L.
Educational Policy, v34 n1 p21-42 Jan 2020
Drawing on interviews with 88 middle school counselors tasked with implementing New York City's high school choice policy, we show that counselors largely question the policy's legitimacy and the equity of the high school assignments it produces. By highlighting issues of transparency and procedural fairness that threaten counselors' acceptance of school choice policy, we offer lessons for policymakers and practitioners about how policy design and communication affect policy legitimacy and, as a result, implementation.
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes, High Schools, School Choice, Equal Education, Public Schools, Grade 8, Admissions Counseling, Methods, Admission (School), Selection Criteria, Translation, Access to Information, Board of Education Policy, Family Involvement, Decision Making, Middle School Students, Access to Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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