ERIC Number: EJ1344521
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1065-6219
EISSN: EISSN-1934-4945
Factors Influencing Retention of Students for Independent School Re-Enrollment
Journal of Research on Christian Education, v31 n1 p47-69 2022
Independent school leaders are continually faced with the challenges of declining enrollment and expanding public options and currently lack a mechanism to understand what influences parents' reenrollment choices. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a theoretical framework for reenrollment decisions in secular and Catholic independent schools. Participants included parents of children currently enrolled in one of six independent elementary/middle schools in the greater metropolitan region of Upstate New York. Results confirmed that affordability, espoused values, individual attention, sense of community, development/growth, and continuity/friendships predicted parents' reenrollment intentions. Our research underscored the importance of understanding parents' motives and demonstrated the efficacy of a valid measure for independent schools to assess and act on parents' perceptions and intentions.
Descriptors: Private Schools, Enrollment, Parent Attitudes, School Choice, Guidelines, Decision Making, Catholic Schools, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Values, Sense of Community, Friendship, Prediction, Educational Quality, Tuition, Extracurricular Activities, Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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