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While the mothers expressed an equity agenda honoring educational diversity actual school selections outcomes belied their liberal intentions.
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The narratives presented are consistent with DeSena’s (2009) research that middle class parents will express a politically progressive ideology but act in their own self interest
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Social practice played a significant role in this study. Virtual and neighborhood networks were essential to the formation of knowledge production in this study.
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Authors found that social networks became information sources for the parents who framed educational decision-making in market terms.