Abstract
This study addresses the reasons that African American students are disproportionately enrolled in public charter schools by surveying parents of African American charter school students at a small public charter middle school in California. The researcher utilized a quantitative research design by collecting survey data from 71 charter school parents. The findings indicate the following reasons that African American parents remove their students from traditional public schools: their desire for a safer schooling environment, higher expectations for their students, individualized attention, and a college-going atmosphere. Recommendations are made for traditional public school leaders to consider the implementation of these practices.
DOI
10.5642/lux.201301.01
Recommended Citation
Almond, Monica
(2013)
"The Great Migration: Charter School Satisfaction Among African American Parents,"
LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Claremont Graduate University:
Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/lux/vol2/iss1/1
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