The school choice wars
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Bibliographic Information
The school choice wars
(A Scarecrow education book)
Scarecrow Press, 2001
- : pbk
Available at 10 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-213) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
What does the term 'school choice' mean to you? Opponents of parental choice have muddied its definition, misleading parents and educators and drawing public debate away from the core issues. In a book geared for anyone who wants to better understand this hotly contested topic, Merrifield clarifies the proposals in existence today, defining the key concepts related to choice. Arguing for a competitive education industry, he discusses policy and political strategy mistakes while suggesting corrections. This informative book covers government regulation issues, typical fallacies, diversity issues, private voucher initiatives, and experiments and empirical evidence about competition.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Elements of a Competitive Education Industry Chapter 3 Experiments Chapter 4 Real Evidence About Competition Chapter 5 Liberal/Conservative Role Reversal Chapter 6 Fallacies About School Choice Chapter 7 Government Regulation Issues Chapter 8 The Neglect of Costs Chapter 9 Fund Children or Institutions? Chapter 10 Equity and Equality Chapter 11 Diversity Issues Chapter 12 Strategic and Tactical Fallacies Chapter 13 Private Voucher Initiatives Chapter 14 Teachers Chapter 15 Outlook and Political Strategy
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