Are Deficit Perspectives Grounded in Empirical Data? Investigating Parent Satisfaction of Urban and Rural Environments

• In Event: Urban Perspectives and Empirical Data

Abstract

Statistics surrounding the prevalence of deficit ideologies in education beg the question about why these ideologies tend to center on urban environments. By using the National Household Education Survey (2016), this research will determine the relationship between parents’ satisfaction with their child’s school and the geographic location of that school (rural, suburban, or urban). Then, using race as a moderator, this study aims to understand in what ways Black and Brown parents’ satisfaction with schools is related to their White counterparts.

Authors

• Emily Holtz, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Cristina Worley, Texas A&M University - College Station