Exploring School Choice in Canada: Who Chooses What and Why?

Il existe différents types de politiques et de mesures visant à permettre aux parents de choisir pour leurs enfants une école autre que l’école publique « standard ». Dans cette étude empirique, nous analysons trois questions : la proportion des parents canadiens qui choisissent l’école de leurs enfants et la proportion de ceux qui choisissent une école autre que l’école publique « standard »; les données démographiques associées à ces choix; les caractéristiques et les attitudes des parents associées à ces choix. Cette analyse nous permet de faire trois types d’observations. Premièrement, la proportion des parents qui choisissent l’école de leurs enfants est importante : deux tiers des parents canadiens se prévalent de la possibilité de faire ce choix, et un tiers choisissent une école autre que l’école publique « standard ». Deuxièmement, ces choix sont souvent liés au revenu ou au degré de scolarité des parents, quoiqu’il y ait des exceptions intéressantes. Troisièmement, le choix d’une école semble s’inscrire dans le prolongement de l’intérêt que les parents portent à l’éducation de leurs enfants. En conclusion, nous présentons les implications que ces différents éléments peuvent avoir en matière de politiques publiques.

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