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Beabout, Brian R.; Cambre, Belinda M. – Journal of School Choice, 2013
Set in the context of a choice-saturated public school system, this study examines the school choice process of low-income parents who participated in Louisiana's 2008 voucher program. Based on semistructured interviews with 16 parents at 1 Catholic school, we report that spirituality, small class and school size, character/values, familiarity,…
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, School Choice, Decision Making, Low Income Groups
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Boyd, Maureen Patricia; Markarian, William C. – Language and Education, 2011
We consider what it means to be a dialogic teacher as characterized by Paulo Freire and Robin Alexander, and utilizing discourse analysis, we explicate how one elementary teacher's talk reflects these characteristics. We provide context for and analysis of a seven-minute discussion selected as a cumulative achievement the focal nine-year-olds are…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Elementary School Teachers