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1 online resource (586 pages) |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; I.1 Who Cares About School Choice?; I.2 The Handbook of School Choice; I.3 The Handbook of School Choice; I.4 Making An Editorial Choice About School Choice: Have They Gone Beyond the Promises?; I.4.1 Private Schools; I.4.2 Magnet Schools; I.4.3 Charter Schools; I.4.4 Vouchers; I.4.5 Home Schools; I.4.6 Virtual Schools; I.5 What Is Different About America that Makes School Choice So Attractive? ; I.6 The End of the Beginning; References; Chapter 1 A Brief History of Public Education in the United States |
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1.1 Colonial America and the Revolution1.2 The Age of the Common School; 1.3 The Progressive Era; 1.4 The Postwar Period; 1.5 The Emerging Twenty-First Century ; 1.6 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2 A Brief and Future History of School Choice ; 2.1 School Choice as Policy Mechanisms in Localized Settings; 2.2 Examining the History of School Choice Through Two Lenses; 2.3 A Political/Legal Lens on the History of School Choice; 2.3.1 School Choice History as Episodic Interest Group Politics; 2.3.2 Parent Choice: From End in Itself to Multiple Means for Pursuing Multiple Ends |
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2.3.3 Public Attitudes, Political Behavior, and Subsequent Support for School Choice2.4 An Economic Lens on the History of School Choice Market Behavior; 2.4.1 Markets For Schooling and School Choice; 2.4.2 Characteristics of Demanders and Suppliers in School Choice Markets: Who Chooses Among What is Offered?; 2.4.3 Opportunistic Behavior in School Choice: Schools and Parents; 2.4.4 School Choice Market Outcomes; 2.5 School Choice History as Prologue to Education Choices; References; Chapter 3 School Choice: An Overview of Selected International Perspectives |
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3.1 The United States, OECD and the PISA Assessment3.2 Public Funding of Non-Public Schools; 3.3 Vouchers Around the World; 3.4 School Choice in Latin and South America; 3.4.1 Chile; 3.4.2 Brazil; 3.4.3 Colombia; 3.5 Home Schooling; 3.6 Charter Schools; 3.7 Distance Learning; 3.8 Conclusion; References; Chapter '4 A Political Scientist Looks at American School Choice ; 4.1 How Do Politics and Governance Influence School Choice Policies as Passed and Implemented?; 4.1.1 Interest Groups; 4.1.2 Institutions; 4.2 Ideas; 4.3 How Do Choice Policies Change the Political Landscape? |
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4.4 Concluding ThoughtsReferences; Chapter 5 The Economics of School Choice ; 5.1 Markets and Perfect Competition; 5.2 Education and the Market Model; 5.2.1 Schooling: The Demand Side; 5.2.2 Schooling: The Supply Side; 5.3 Schools and Other Characteristics of Competitive Markets; 5.4 Empirical Implications of the Market Model for School Choice; 5.4.1 Evidence on the Demand for School Quality; 5.4.2 Evidence on the Demand for Other School Characteristics; 5.5 Demand-Side Factors and the Efficiency and Equity of School Choice ; 5.5.1 Does Competition Improve School Performance?; 5.6 Discussion |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
School choice.
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School choice -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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School choice
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Buchanan, Nina J
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| ISBN |
9781119082569 |
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1119082560 |
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