What Strategies Do Chinese Immigrant Parents Use to Send Their Children to High-Performing Public School Districts?

Autor/in	Liang, Senfeng
Titel	What Strategies Do Chinese Immigrant Parents Use to Send Their Children to High-Performing Public School Districts?
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 25 (2015) 2, S.135-152 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Chinese Americans; Immigrants; Parents; School Districts; Qualitative Research; School Choice; Public Schools; Parent Attitudes; Family Attitudes; Housing; Neighborhoods; Family Income; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Interviews; Geographic Location + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian immigrant; Chinese; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; Chinesen; USA; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Eltern; School district; Schulbezirk; Qualitative Forschung; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Elternverhalten; Unterkunft; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Familieneinkommen; Sekundarschüler; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This qualitative study examines how Chinese immigrant parents perceive the importance of sending their children to a "good" school district and analyzes their strategies in doing so. Nine families from different economic and educational backgrounds participated in the study. Results show that some parents were not satisfied with children's previous schools and decided to move to higher performing school districts. Parents had different levels of economic preparation and thus used different strategies to achieve their goal. Higher income families chose to purchase homes in "good" school districts. In order to live in a "good" school district, lower income families' strategies included: purchasing a house and renting out a bedroom to reduce the economic burden, renting an affordable apartment, and living with relatives or friends. This study contributes to a better understanding of factors contributing to Chinese American students' educational experiences. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Academic Development Institute. 121 North Kickapoo Street, Lincoln, IL 62656. Tel: 1-800-759-1495; Web site: http://www.schoolcommunitynetwork.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01