4 Dealing with the World Outside the Door

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. contents vii
3. illustrations ix
4. acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction. The new labor of school decision-making in an era of school choice 1
6. 1 A Mother’s Duty 25
7. 2 “What I Want for My Kids” 51
8. 3 You Don’t Really Feel the Diversity 77
9. 4 Dealing with the World Outside the Door 104
10. Conclusion. An Uncertain Future 132
11. Methodological Appendix 145
12. notes 153
13. Bibliography 165
14. Index 183
15. A NOTE ON THE TYPE 191