The School Choice Wars

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.

List 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

About the author

By John Merrifield

Product details

• Authors: John Merrifield, John D. Merrifield
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2001
• EAN: 9780810839564
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-3956-4
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 228 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 367 g
• Series: Scarecrow Education Book; Scarecrow Education Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; REFERENCE / General, EDUCATION / Administration / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects, Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects