Student demographics affect parents' likelihood of selecting into a school¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2026: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Demographic characteristics of a school's students influence parents' probability of choosing that school. → Shira Haderlein 2021

Evidence¶

Shira Haderlein 2021¶

Shira Haderlein. (2021). How Do Parents Evaluate and Select Schools? Evidence From a Survey Experiment. American Educational Research Journal (online ahead of print). https://www.mathematica.org/publications/how-do-parents-evaluate-and-select-schools-evidence-from-a-survey-experiment doi:10.3102/00028312211046360

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The same survey experiment reports an effect on selection behavior: demographics affect parents' "likelihood of selecting into a school," a separate outcome from quality perception. No effect size is printed in the available text.

"Additionally, student demographics affect both parents’ perception of school quality and their likelihood of selecting into a school."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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