Teachers, parents and students attitudes towards private and alternative schools: The case of Serbia

Slađana Zuković in Jovana Milutinović

Summary:  This study aims is to understand the attitudes of teachers, parents and students of pedagogy towards private and alternative schools. The applied instrument consists of two sub-scales, and the sample included 441 subjects. The results indicate that respondents have neither expressed negative nor expressed positive opinion about private and/or alternative schools; they believe that there are no significant differences between them. Based on the results of the study, it is possible to conclude that in order to improve the conditions for opening and developing alternative and private elementary schools in Serbia, it is necessary to disseminate information about their activities to professionals and parents.