Markets and Equity in Education

Zusammenfassung Geoffrey Walford tackles one of the perennial issues in education policy, namely the inter-relationship of markets and equity. His discussion synthesises research findings (his own in the context of others) from over a decade examining the triangle between (i) theory, (ii) policy (both current and recent) and (iii) practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction2. Markets and Diversity 3. Selection and comprehensive education4. School choice5. Developing "strong choice": innovation in the market6. Policy assessmentIndex

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Markets and Diversity
3. Selection and comprehensive education
4. School choice
5. Developing "strong choice": innovation in the market
6. Policy assessment
Index

About the author

Geoffrey Walford is Professor of Education Policy and a Fellow of Green College at Oxford University. He is the author of over 100 academic articles and books, and the Editor of the Oxford Review of Education.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey Walford, Geoffrey Walford, Walford Geoffrey
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.02.2006
• EAN: 9780826487353
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-8735-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Finance, Funding of education & student finance, Funding of education and student finance