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Public School Choice at the Intersection of Voluntary Integration and Not-So-Good Neighborhood Schools: Lessons from Parents' Experiences
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Andre-Bechely, Lois – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2005
This article presents research on the school choice processes and practices in a large urban district on the West Coast. It shares the stories of three mothers' experiences with public school choice and tells how, through the process of choosing schools for their children, they became participants in the inequities and inequalities of the…
Descriptors: Voluntary Desegregation, Public Schools, Neighborhood Schools, Mothers
The Goals of a Voluntary Integration Program and the Problems of Access: A Closer Look at a Magnet School Application Brochure
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Andre-Bechely, Lois – Equity and Excellence in Education, 2004
The article incorporates a critical theoretical and methodological framework to study a large urban district's implementation of a court-ordered voluntary integration program through magnet school choice. Drawing on the interview data from parents and district staff, the author analyzes the data as they relate to the district's magnet school…
Descriptors: School Choice, Magnet Schools, Voluntary Desegregation, Admission (School)