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" When Charters Are the Choosers: "
Riel, Virginia P.
Harwood, Karey;DeSoucey, Michaela;McDonald, Steven;Parcel, Toby
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1114054
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TLpq2400698044
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Harwood, Karey
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Riel, Virginia P.
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When Charters Are the Choosers:\ Riel, Virginia P.Harwood, Karey;DeSoucey, Michaela;McDonald, Steven;Parcel, Toby
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North Carolina State University
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2020
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2020
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Ph.D.
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185
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This dissertation examines the recruitment of prospective families to three charter schools with varied organizational structures. Prior research disproportionately considers how parents choose schools. My study contributes to the literature on charter school choice by analyzing school personnel decisions as well as their interactions with prospective and current families, understanding these as the supply-side of school choice. Supply-side factors complicate the basic assumption that families can simply choose a school in the same way that they would select any other consumer good. Supply-side factors that I identify in this study include the location of a charter school, its marketing image, available transportation, meal affordability, and expectations for involvement. Race and class also shape access to charter schools when personnel give preferences to white and upper-class parents, or high-status parents feel more comfortable in a charter school due to their ability to fulfill its expectations. I find that the ways in which personnel locate charter schools and draw from surrounding areas, market charter schools, and build expectations for parents shape how families gain access to charter schools.
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Charter school choice
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Education policy
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Parent choice
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Supply-side analysis
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DeSoucey, Michaela
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McDonald, Steven
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