The Impact of Instructional Approaches and Geographic Contexts on Education Management Organizations

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Abstract

This study uses logistic and multinomial logistic regression models to examine the different educational approaches offered in EMO-operated schools across geographical scales, in 31 states for the 2014-2015 school year. Unlike previous research, this is the first multistate study of educational program characteristics associated with the geographic contexts of EMO-operated schools, controlling for a set of demographic and socioeconomic variables. Our findings reveal that instructional and curricular themes among EMO-operated schools are different across geographic contexts. Our descriptive results also show EMOs of varied types and sizes employing a variety of instructional tendencies, revealing possible strategic responses in competitive or segmented markets.

Authors

• Charisse Atibagos Gulosino, University of Memphis

• Gary J. Miron, Western Michigan University