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Mohme, Gunnel – Journal of School Choice, 2017
This article analyzes choice strategies among a group of Somali Swedes at a Muslim-profiled compulsory school. In the Swedish debate these schools are alleged to be divisive, with values incompatible with the goals of Swedish schools. The study explores whether there are other reasons behind school choice than the school's faith profile,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Choice, Muslims, Academic Aspiration
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Miller, Helena; Pomson, Alex; Hacohen Wolf, Hagit – Journal of School Choice, 2016
Research into school choice has generally explored both the processes by which choices are made and the considerations that parents explore when making this important decision on behalf of their children. This article examines the secondary school choices of Jewish parents in the United Kingdom. It explores parents' reasons for choosing to select…
Descriptors: School Choice, Jews, Secondary Schools, Religious Education
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Melo, Rodrigo Queiroz E. – Journal of School Choice, 2013
This article examines the balance found in Portugal between faith-based schools' freedom of educating with a religious perspective and the State's supervisory role of schools that receive state funding (government oversight of religious State funded schools). The research is a case study of four Catholic schools entirely funded by the State.…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Federal Aid
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LeBlanc, Patty; Slaughter, Patty – Journal of School Choice, 2012
This investigation compared the influence of public and Christian high schools on the spiritual formation and academic achievement of college students. Recent high school graduates who attend a private, liberal arts university in the southeastern United States responded to an online survey and interview questions related to the influence of one's…
Descriptors: High Schools, Christianity, Academic Achievement, High School Graduates