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Morris, Rebecca and Perry, Thomas (2019) Private schools for free? parents’ reasons for choosing a new free school for their child. Cambridge Journal of Education, 49 (5). pp. 535-552. doi:10.1080/0305764X.2019.1571561 ISSN 0305-764X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2019.1571561
Abstract
This study examines parental choice preferences following the introduction of the Free Schools policy in England. It reports on two phases of data collection: first, the analysis of factors that Free School and non-Free School parents reported as important in informing their choices; and, second, findings from semi-structured interviews with parents of children attending a Free School. The findings show that Free School parents’ choices were mostly influenced by similar factors to those of parents elsewhere. There were, however, some notable exceptions, particularly in relation to school size, ethos and curriculum. The analyses also highlight how the lack of information available led parents to use proxies to assess potential academic quality and school suitability for their child. The tensions that exist for parents in exercising choice within this new context and the implications for school intakes and diversity within the system are discussed.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | School choice -- England, Education -- Government policy -- England, Education and state -- England | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Cambridge Journal of Education | ||||||
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0305-764X | ||||||
| Official Date: | 12 March 2019 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 49 | ||||||
| Number: | 5 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 535-552 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/0305764X.2019.1571561 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Cambridge Journal of Education on 12 Mar 2019 , available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0305764X.2019.1571561 | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 22 March 2019 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 12 September 2020 |
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