Most students reported a high degree of agency in deciding which high school to attend, though agency was constrained or absent for some¶
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q2 i? Most students were afforded a great deal of agency in making their school decision, typically making the ultimate choice themselves. → Andria Shyjka 2021
Evidence¶
Andria Shyjka 2021¶
Andria Shyjka. (2021). Student Experience with the High School Choice Process in Chicago Public Schools. UChicago Consortium Research Brief, July 2021. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/student-experience-with-the-high-school-choice-process-in-Chicago-Public-Schools
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Selecting a School section finding: some students framed this freedom as possible because parental input had already constrained options to acceptable ones; even constrained choice was highly valued and aligned with the importance students placed on fit.
"Most students were afforded a great deal of agency in making their school decision."
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Related Claims¶
- Student-school fit was an overarching theme in all focus groups across all phases of the high school choice process — related
- School location, distance from home, and transportation logistics constrained which high schools students considered and their ultimate choice — related
- Participants in Minnesota's choice options express a high degree of satisfaction, and preliminary studies suggest positive academic outcomes — related
- Parents' school choices were constrained by disability-linked safety fears and transportation barriers — related
- During pairing, both teachers and students favored shared decision-making over full student control for roles, partners, and collaboration content. — related
- Eighth-grade students navigating high school choice considered three main categories of factors—setting, school, and student factors—plus two overarching concepts of a good school and fit — related
- In hunter-gatherer communities, children themselves generally decide whether to attend school, reflecting the cultural value of childhood autonomy — related
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Most students reported a high degree of agency in deciding which high school to attend, though agency was constrained or absent for some |
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Most students reported a high degree of agency in deciding which high school to attend, though agency was constrained or absent for some |
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2021 |
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2026 |
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1 — andria-shyjka-2021 |
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