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Peer reviewedBoyd, William Lowe; And Others – Journal of Education Policy, 1994
Rational choice theory and its three branches (game theory, collective choice theory, and organizational economics) has altered the face of political science, sociology, and organizational theory. This chapter reviews rational choice theory, examines a small body of work that relies on the rational choice paradigm to study educational politics,…
Descriptors: Democracy, Economic Factors, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkBosetti, Lynn – Journal of Education Policy, 2004
Rational choice theory suggests that parents are utility maximizers who make decisions from clear value preferences, that they are able to demand effective action from local schools and teachers, and that they can be relied upon to pursue the best interests of their children. This paper presents a different perspective and argues that parents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Socioeconomic Status, School Choice
Rowe, Emma E.; Lubienski, Christopher – Journal of Education Policy, 2017
Market theory positions the consumer as a rational choice actor, making informed schooling choices on the basis of "hard" evidence of relative school effectiveness. Yet there are concerns that parents simply choose schools based on socio-demographic characteristics, thus leading to greater social segregation and undercutting the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Choice, School Segregation, School Demography
Bradbury, Alice; McGimpsey, Ian; Santori, Diego – Journal of Education Policy, 2013
This article argues that the concept of rationality is undergoing significant revision in UK education policy-making, influenced by developments in several academic fields. This article focuses on the take up of behavioural economics in policy as one aspect of this revision of the concept of rationality, discussing how this has happened and its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Educational Policy, Behavioral Sciences
Oplatka, Izhar – Journal of Education Policy, 2004
The paper raises theoretical insights against central premises underlying the policy of parental choice and educational market from the standpoint of the institutional theory of organization. It discusses how the institutional theory may explain the barriers to diversity, responsiveness, and improvement, all of which are assumed to be driven by…
Descriptors: Marketing, School Organization, Educational Improvement, Parent Role
Peer reviewedWong, Kenneth K. – Journal of Education Policy, 1994
Discusses how political science has shaped educational politics. Examines educational politics' contribution to political science theory-building, highlighting federalism, multiple power centers, race relations, and democratic schooling issues. Explores why educational politics researchers diverge from the new political science paradigm (the…
Descriptors: Conflict, Democratic Values, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
