School choice under the pressure of reform efforts

Geppert, Corinna; Knapp, Mariella; Kilian, Michaela; Katschnig, Tamara

doi:10.5817/sp2015-1-2

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“…This finding corresponds with that of other Czech studies (e.g. Hrtoňová, Střelec 2003); however, in the Austrian study by Geppert et al (2015) the factor of ease of access made up only approximately 10% of responses (the study does not mention any other location-based criteria). The cause behind this difference may be the longer tradition of parental choice in Austria.…”

Section: Factors Influencing School Choicesupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Graph 1 depicts the percentages of each category. Most of the given reasons correspond with the findings of a study conducted by Geppert et al (2015) in Austria. Nonetheless, in some regards there are differences in the percentage of response types.…”

Section: Factors Influencing School Choicesupporting

confidence: 85%

“…Whereas parents from lower social classes generally send their children to schools close to where they live and transportation costs are a key criterion in their choice, middle-class parents carefully chose schools based on a series of other factors (e.g., acceptance rates of school graduates at other schools, the school's prestige, etc.) (Bajerski 2015;Geppert et al 2015). For lower-class families, greater school prestige may result in fears about high performance standards expected of pupils and is possibly a factor discouraging the choice of such schools (Warrington 2005).…”

Section: Theoretical Background Related To the School Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the results from Western countries, a wider variability of reasons of choice and higher emphasis on image of schools is evident (see e.g., Geppert et al 2015), compared to partial Czech studies, (e.g., Hrtoňová, Střelec 2003). The post-socialist countries would represent a convenient laboratory for research of a shift from school district system to quasi-market principle and their possible comparison with the states, where the free parental choice was enabled earlier.…”

Section: Theoretical Background Related To the School Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The cause behind this difference may be the longer tradition of parental choice in Austria. Foremost, Geppert's et al (2015) study was conducted among respondents in transition from primary to newly established type of lower secondary school, when the short distance to school is not already so important like for parents of children staying at the beginning of school attendance (Trnková 2009). Simultaneously, the question in Austrian study was posed in different way, like closed question with a list of factors and all of them had to be appreciate by respondents.…”

Section: Factors Influencing School Choicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Traditionally, the spatial organization of elementary education was based on the concept of school districts. Uneven regional development and population changes contributed to the destabilization of some regional education systems and led to the modification of catchment area boundaries. In the West, the neo-liberal policies of the 1980s led to the decentralization of school systems, allowed schools to focus on specific subjects, and gave parents the possibility to choose schools based on criteria other than school catchment area. The aim of this paper is to discuss the importance of factors influencing elementary school choice in an urban environment, using the Czech city of Liberec as an example. We will attempt to answer the following research questions: Do pupils from a given catchment area are enrolled at the elementary school closest to their place of residence? What factors influence school choice? How do school choice-related motives differ based on the socioeconomic characteristics of specific areas in an urban space? This study combines GIS spatial modeling methods with questionnaire surveys conducted in selected schools. The results demonstrate that in choosing schools parents base their decisions on many factors. School location is still one of the most important, even though Czech pupils are no longer required to attend their district school. In our study, attendance of the closest elementary school is influenced by the school's macro-location within the city, that is, mainly by the location of each school in relation to the center and outlying areas of the city.

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confidence: 85%

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Changing Structures and the Role of Education in the Development of the Educational System in Czechia

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Since the mid-twentieth century, economically developed countries have witnessed crucial changes in their elementary school systems. Some of these changes were transformed conceptions of educational politics and formulations of educational reforms (e.g., Dvořák, Starý, & Urbánek, 2015a; Tyack, & Cuban, 1995); others were altered school spatial patterns. After the nineteenth-century wave of school construction, the late twentieth century brought a reduction in the number of schools and the concentration of educational functions in larger centers further up the urban hierarchy (Ribchester & Edwards, 1999). Although this general concentration process was inevitable (Hampl, 2000), as it was rooted in organizational principles as well as demographic trends, it gave rise to a discussion of school's role in society and for local communities (Kvalsund, 2009). The school closures that followed were connected with overall development and quality of life in rural and remote areas (Dostál & Markusse, 1989).

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School choice under the pressure of reform efforts

Abstract: Abstrakt Tento článek se zabývá otázkou volby školy v situaci zavedení nového typu nižší sekundární školy do vzdě- 2010, 2011, and 2012, it

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Estimation of bedload transport in headwater streams using a numerical model (Moravskoslezké Beskydy Mts, Czech Republic)

Estimation of bedload transport in headwater streams using a numerical model (Moravskoslezké Beskydy Mts, Czech Republic)

Changing Structures and the Role of Education in the Development of the Educational System in Czechia

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