Parents’ Attitudes toward and Level of Information about Private and Alternative Schools

• Authors: Sladjana N. Zuković , Jovana J. Milutinović

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this study refers to the understanding of parents’ attitudes towards private and alternative schools. The sample consists of 189 parents. The applied instrument consists of the assessment scale of distinctive features of private schools vs. public schools, as well as questions about the level of information about alternative pedagogical concepts. Results indicate that the respondents believe that there are no significant differences between private and public schools, and they are not informed enough about various alternative pedagog- ical concepts. It may be concluded that work on the promotion of school choice, as parents’ right, is very important.

Keywords

EN

alternative schools; democratization of society; pedagogical and school pluralism; private schools

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 47
• Pages: 94-103

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

Sladjana N. Zuković

author

Jovana J. Milutinović

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.2017.47.1.07

Biblioteka Nauki

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