Are parents informed consumers: Evidence from the Florida McKay scholarship program

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-56

  Weidner, Virginia R ^a   Herrington, Carolyn D ^b  

^a Leon County Schools ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645518837     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327930pje8101_3     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Adler, M., Petch, A., & Tweedie, J. (1989). Parental choice and educational policy. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press.
2. Bush v. Holmes, 886 So. 2d 340 (2004), 29 Fla.L. Weekly D2543 (Fla. App. 1st Dist. Nov. 12, 2004), 2004 WL 1809821 (Fla. App. 1 Dist.). [Affirming Holmes v. Bush, 2002 WL 1809079 (Fla. Cir. Ct.)]
3. Carnoy, M. (2001). School vouchers examining the evidence. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute.
4. Claxton, J. D., Fry, J. N., & Portis, B. (1974). A taxonomy of prepurchase information gathering patterns. Journal of Consumer Research, 1(3), 35-42.
5. Doerr, E., Menendez, A. J., & Swomley, J. M. (1996). The case against school vouchers. Amherst, NY: Prometheus.
6. Fitz-Gibbon, C. T., & Morris, L. (1987). How to analyze data, Chapter 5: Constructing tests and analyzing questionnaires. In J. L. Herman (Ed.), Program evaluation kit (2nd ed., 106-117). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
7. Florida Department of Education. (1998). ESE/FEFP Funding Model Implementation Report to the Legislature. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Education, Clearinghouse Information Center: ESE 9733.A. (Available through the Florida Department of Education Choice Office, 850-245-0502).
8. Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educational Information and Accountability Services. (2003). Duval school district data. Retrieved January 26, 2005, from http://www.firn.edu/doe/eias/flmove/duval.htm
9. Florida State Senate. (1968). Florida constitution (Article 1, §3). Available from http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes
10. Gill, B. P., Timpane, P. M., Ross, K. E., & Brewer, D. J. (2001). Rhetoric versus reality: What we know and what we need to know about vouchers and charter schools. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Education.
11. Godwin, R. K., Kemerer, F. R., & Martinez, V. (1998). Comparing public school choice and private voucher programs in San Antonio. In P. E. Peterson & B. C. Hassel (Eds.), Learning from school choice (pp. 275-306). Washington, DC: Brookings Institute.
12. Greene, J. P., & Forster, G. (2003, June). Vouchers for special education students: An evaluation of Florida's McKay Scholarship Program (The Manhattan Institute: Civic Report No. 38). Retrieved December 29, 2005, from http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_38.htm
13. Greene, J. P., Howell, W. G., & Peterson, P. E. (1998). Lessons from the Cleveland Scholarship Program. In P. E. Peterson & B. C. Hassel (Eds.), Learning from school choice (pp. 357-392). Washington, DC: Brookings Institute.
14. Herrington, C. D., & Weidner, V. R. (1999). Exceptional student education funding in Florida. Unpublished manuscript. Available from V. Weidner at weidnerjμail.leon.k12.fl.us
15. Lupia, A., & McCubbins, M. (1998). The democratic dilemma: Can citizens learn what they need to know? Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
16. Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. (2005). The McKay Scholarship Program for students with disabilities. Retrieved January 26, 2005, from http://www.miedresearchoffice.org/mckayscholarship.htm
17. Mayer, D. P., Peterson, P. E., Myers, D. E., Tuttle, C. C., & Howell, W. G. (2002, February 19). School choice in New York City after three years: An evaluation of the school choice scholarships program. Executive summary (MPR No. 8404-045). Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Retrieved December 29, 2005, from http://www.ksg.harvard. edu/pepg/research.htm
18. Moe, T. M. (2001). Schools, vouchers, and the American public. Washington, DO Brookings Institute.
19. Newman, J. W., & Staelin, R. (1972, August). Prepurchase information seeking for new cars and major household appliances. Journal of Marketing Research, IX, 249-257.
20. Peterson, P. F., Myers, D., & Howell, W. G. (1999, September). An evaluation of the Horizon Scholarship Program in the Edgewood Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas: The first year (Research paper for Mathematica Policy Research and Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University). Retrieved December 29, 2005, from http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/pepg/research.htm
21. Schneider, M. (2001). Information and choice in educational privatization. In H. M. Levin (Ed.), Privatizing education: Can the marketplace deliver choice, efficiency, equity, and social cohesion? (pp. 72-102). Boulder, CO: Westview.
22. Schneider, M., Teske, P., Marshall, M., & Roch, C. (1998). Shopping for schools: In the land of the blind, the one-eyed parent may be enough. American Journal of Political Science, 42, 769-793.
23. Slama, M. E., & Taschian, A. (1985). Selected socioeconomic and demographic characteristics associated with purchasing involvement. Journal of Marketing, 49, 72-82.
24. Thorelli, H. B., & Engledow, J. L. (1980). Information seekers and information systems: A policy perspective. Journal of Marketing, 44(2), 9-27.
25. United States Census Bureau. (2005). Florida QuickFacts: Duval County, Florida [2000 census]. Retrieved January 26, 2005, from http://quickfacts. census.gov/qfd/states/12/12031.html
26. Weidner, V. (2005). The McKay Scholarships for students with disabilities: Parents' use of information and information sources. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Florida State University, (edt = 032905 = 184641). Dissertation Abstracts International (DIA-A 66/07, p. 2460, January 2006).
27. Weinschrott, D. J., & Kilgore, S. B. (1998). Evidence from the Indianapolis Voucher Program. In P. E. Peterson & B. C. Hassel (Eds.), Learning from school choice (pp. 307-333). Washington, DC: Brookings Institute.
28. Witte, J. F. (1993). The Milwaukee parental choice program. In E. Rasell & R. Rothstein (Eds.), School choice: Examining the evidence. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute.
29. Wolf, P. J., Howell, W. G., & Peterson, P. E. (2000, February). School choice in Washington DC: An evaluation after one year. Executive summary. (Research paper for Conference on Vouchers, Charters and Public Education, Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University). Retrieved December 29, 2005, from http://www.ksg.harvard. edu/pepg/research.htm (Full report available from Program on Education Policy and Governance, Taubman 306, Kennedy School of Government, 79 J. F. Kennedy Street, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.)