School choice and local place: Parental perceptions and the impact of race, ethnicity and class.

This research examines the question of parental choice of secondary schools in Manchester and Stockport. In particular, it will explore the extent to which parents are seeking schools with specific ethnic and class populations ('people like us').

The project investigates the way in which schools are intimately connected to local spaces and the ways in which parents perceive and participate in their local communities. In-depth qualitative interviews with parents, as well as observations in schools, will be analysed to illuminate how people often view local areas as marked by specific race and class characteristics and how this influences their everyday interactions. It will also enable an analysis of how this affects the way they engage with local institutions, such as schools.
The research will analyse how and why parents do or do not consider questions of race, ethnicity and class in their evaluations of schools. This links to questions of the extent to which they are engaged producing a sense of ethnic, race or class identity for their children. The research will also throw light on parents' perceptions of local areas and community and how this is influenced by their understanding of its class and ethnic make-up.<p>This research examines the question of parental choice of secondary schools in Manchester and Stockport. In particular, it will explore the extent to which parents are seeking schools with specific ethnic and class populations ('people like us').

The project investigates the way in which schools are intimately connected to local spaces and the ways in which parents perceive and participate in their local communities. In-depth qualitative interviews with parents, as well as observations in schools, will be analysed to illuminate how people often view local areas as marked by specific race and class characteristics and how this influences their everyday interactions. It will also enable an analysis of how this affects the way they engage with local institutions, such as schools.

The research will analyse how and why parents do or do not consider questions of race, ethnicity and class in their evaluations of schools. This links to questions of the extent to which they are engaged producing a sense of ethnic, race or class identity for their children. The research will also throw light on parents' perceptions of local areas and community and how this is influenced by their understanding of its class and ethnic make-up.</p>

这段研究探讨曼彻斯特和斯托克波特地区家长对中学的选择问题。具体而言，它将探究家长在多大程度上倾向于选择具有特定种族和阶层构成的学校（即"与我们同类的人"）。

该项目调查学校与本地空间的紧密关联方式，以及家长对当地社区的感知与参与模式。研究将通过分析对家长的深度定性访谈及校园观察数据，揭示人们如何常将本地区域视为具有特定种族和阶层特征的场域，以及这一认知如何影响其日常互动。此外，研究还将分析这种认知如何作用于家长与学校等当地机构的互动方式。

研究将分析家长在评估学校时是否及为何考虑种族、族裔和阶层因素。这关联到家长在多大程度上致力于为子女塑造种族或阶层身份认同的问题。同时，研究还将阐明家长对本地区域及社区的感知，以及这种感知如何受其对该区域阶层与种族构成的理解所影响。