| Description |
161 pages ; 23 cm |
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Pt. I. Thematic Discussion. 1. Policies for school choice: objectives, objections and characteristics. 2. The process of choosing schools: patterns, constraints and policy influences. 3. The impact of choice. 4. Choice and the cultural context. 5. Conclusion and recommendations: aligning choice policies with educational objectives -- Pt. II. Country Summaries. Australia: Twenty years of subsidy for private schools. England: Creating a public-sector market for schools. Netherlands: Equal treatment for public and private schools. New Zealand: Choice through school autonomy. Sweden: A dose of competition in a decentralising system. United States: In search of an acceptable choice -- Pt. III. Sixteen Case Studies. 1. Haarlem (Netherlands). 2. Bradford (England). 3. Kent (England). 4. Stockholm (Sweden). 5. Melbourne (Australia). 6. Specialised schools in New South Wales (Australia). 7. City technology colleges (England). 8. A "profile" school in Helsingborg (Sweden) |
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9. Every school a magnet in Montclair, New Jersey (United States). 10. New Zealand's support for Maori schools. 11. Boston's universal form of public enrolment choice (United States). 12. France's limited experiment in public enrolment choice. 13. Minnesota: public-sector challenges to school district monopolies (United States). 14. Denmark's "free" schools - liberal support for private education. 15. Milwaukee's vouchers - limited support for private education (United States). 16. New Zealand's educational development initiatives: community-wide choice |
| Summary |
"How much choice should parents and pupils have over which school to attend? This question has been at the centre of some of the recent educational policy debates about the role of consumer preferences. In some OECD countries, rules allocating public school places according to residence have been relaxed. Public subsidies to private schools have sometimes been seen as a way of broadening choice." "Recent experience shows that policies to increase school choice bring dangers as well as opportunities. This report looks at how such policies have functioned in practice, in particular in Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Competition can potentially enable successful schools to choose their pupils rather than the reverse. Choice might therefore be thought to work best where students do not vie for places at the same institution, and where different schools offer various educational philosophies or subject specialisations. Public policy may therefore need to encourage diversity as well as choice in education."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
School choice |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
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Case studies |
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Educational choice |
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OECD countries |
| Notes |
"Prepared by Donald Hirsch"--P. 3 |
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At head of title: Centre for Educational Research and Innovation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-161) |
| Credits |
"Prepared by Donald Hirsch"--Page 3 |
| Issuing Body |
At head of title : Centre for Educational Research and Innovation |
| Subject |
School choice.
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| Author |
Hirsch, Donald.
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Centre for Educational Research and Innovation.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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| LC no. |
95161608 |
| ISBN |
9264140875 (paperback) |
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