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School Vouchers and Privatization
A Reference Handbook
School Vouchers and Privatization
A Reference Handbook
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Description
Explore this controversial approach to education, its practical applications, successes, and failures in a straightforward guide that covers every facet of the issue, from for-profit schools to outsourcing of school management to vouchers.
The book covers everything from school vouchers to little-known market-based educational reforms like for-profit management of public schools, commercialism in the classroom, philanthropic tuition sponsorships, faith-based charities, educational tax credits, corporate curriculum, and advertising as well as exclusive agreements between companies and schools. It includes case studies of two well-established voucher systems: the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the private national voucher policy in Chile, a program started in l973. The book also includes a chronology, directories, bibliographies, and other reference content.
Product details
Published | Jan 09 2003 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 344 |
ISBN | 9781576073469 |
Imprint | ABC-CLIO |
Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
Series | Contemporary Education Issues |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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[A] thought-provoking book that looks at both the theoretical and empirical issues surrounding school privatization . . . Throughout the discussion, Weil produces a fair and balanced treatment of some truly controversial issues. A must-read for those interested in the privatization of U.S. schools. Essential. All levels.
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