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Running
head:
THE
DISTRICT
OF
CHOICE
PROGRAM
1
WHAT
FACTORS
PLAY
A
ROLE
IN
MAKING
THE
DISTRICT
OF
CHOICE
PROGRAM
FIT
A
SCHOOL
DISTRICT’S
EDUCATIONAL
MISSION?
By
Jon
A.
Duim
A
Dissertation
Presented
to
the
FACULTY
OF
THE
USC
ROSSIER
SCHOOL
OF
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY
OF
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
In
Partial
Fulfillment
of
the
Requirements
for
the
Degree
DOCTOR
OF
EDUCATION
May
2013
Object Description
| Title | What factors play a role in making the District of choice program fit a school district's educational mission? |
| Author | Duim, Jon A. |
| Author email | jduim@oakparkusd.org;jduimx4@verizon.net |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-10-30 |
| Date submitted | 2013-01-24 |
| Date approved | 2013-01-24 |
| Restricted until | 2013-01-24 |
| Date published | 2013-01-24 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Garcia, Pedro |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Marsh, Julie Castruita, Rudy |
| Abstract | The schooling option that is the most widespread nation-wide is interdistrict open enrollment. In California this is called District of Choice (DOC). DOC programs have been recognized as a tool for school improvement. The program is intended to broaden the choices available and thus promote equity of opportunity by allowing students who lack the means the freedom to transfer to a better performing public school. Only a fraction of California school districts participate in the DOC initiative. Laying aside the potential advantages accrued to students, why do some districts choose to assume the additional enrollment procedures inherent in an optional state program? ❧ Districts that participate in the DOC program are predominately K-12 school districts with enrollments under 5,000. These small school districts relied on the ADA from their DOC students for an average of a quarter of their enrollment revenue. Superintendents that provided the survey and interview data for this study, were motivated to participate in the DOC program for the prestige, monetary factors and because they believed in a parents’ right to choice their child’s school. This study found that strong school board support was gained by promoting the important advantages the school district could gain by participating. The DOC district gains freer access to interdistrict students by bypassing potential barriers. The study uncovered tensions between school districts as they compete for students. The potential of added prestige and reputation gained as a result of being perceived by the public as a school district that is attractive to family was also a factor in participating. |
| Keyword | interdistrict transfer; District of choice; school choice; parental choice; school of residence; out of district; school choice options |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Duim, Jon A. |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume6/etd-DuimJonA-1406.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | Running head: THE DISTRICT OF CHOICE PROGRAM 1 WHAT FACTORS PLAY A ROLE IN MAKING THE DISTRICT OF CHOICE PROGRAM FIT A SCHOOL DISTRICT’S EDUCATIONAL MISSION? By Jon A. Duim A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2013 |
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