All Else Equal - Are Public and Private Schools Different?

Private schools always provide a better education than public schools. Or do they? Inner-city private schools, most of which are Catholic, suffer from the same problems neighboring public schools have including large class sizes, unqualified teachers, outdated curricula, lack of parental involvement and stressful family and community circumstances. Straightforward and authoritative, All Else Equal challenges us to reconsider vital policy decisions and rethink the issues facing our current educational system.

List of contents

Preface 1. Recasting Public And Private Education In Postindustrial America 2. Are Private And Public Schools Organized Differently? 3. Student Achievement and Client Orientation In Public And Private Schools 4. The Organization Of Schooling In Public And Private Schools 5. How Different Are Public Schools From Private?

About the author

Luis Benveniste, Martin Carnoy, Richard Rothstein

Summary

The authors and their associates demonstrate convincingly that the differences in achievement produced in private and public schools for similar types of students is actually very small.

Product details

• Authors: Luis Benveniste, Martin Carnoy, Richard Rothstein
• Publisher: Routledge
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.11.2002
• EAN: 9780415931977
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93197-7
• No. of pages: 226
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 335 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system