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Who is Worthy of School Choice? Examining the Affects of State-Level Determinants of Charter School Access, 1991-2006

Croft, Alicia
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1292532748

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2011, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Sociology.
Previous studies of school choice programs have primarily concentrated on individual differences in economic and social capital resources as reasons for variation in accessibility. While individual level factors matter, access to school choice programs like charter schools is established through educational policy, which is determined at the state level. Few studies have explored how political environments influence access to charter schools. Similar to other social programs that are decided at the state level, I propose that variations in social and political arrangements affect access to these educational alternatives. Hence, I predict that legislature characteristics and racial and ethnic divisions will influence how states determine charter school accessibility. To test these hypotheses, I use bivariate probit estimation to analyze how charter access is influenced by political environments. I measure accessibility by examining affirmative action policies in racial and ethnic balance clauses of charter legislation. These outcomes are regressed on variables that measure social and political arrangements across states.
David Jacobs, PhD (Advisor)
Douglas Downey, PhD (Committee Member)
Vincent Roscigno, PhD (Committee Member)
54 p.
Sociology
charter schools; legislation; politics

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  • Croft, A. (2011). Who is Worthy of School Choice? Examining the Affects of State-Level Determinants of Charter School Access, 1991-2006 [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1292532748

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Croft, Alicia. Who is Worthy of School Choice? Examining the Affects of State-Level Determinants of Charter School Access, 1991-2006. 2011. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1292532748.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Croft, Alicia. "Who is Worthy of School Choice? Examining the Affects of State-Level Determinants of Charter School Access, 1991-2006." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1292532748

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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