Parental Choice

Author : P. L. Thomas
Publisher : IAP
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781617350917

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Parental Choice? by P. L. Thomas Pdf

Education has rarely been absent from local and national public discourse. Throughout the history of modern education spanning more than a century, we have as a culture lamented the failures of public schooling, often making such claims based on assumptions instead of any nuanced consideration of the many influences on teaching and learning in any child's life—notably the socioeconomic status of a student's family. School reform, then, has also been a frequent topic in political discourse and public debate. Since the mid-twentieth century, a rising call for market forces to replace government-run schooling has pushed to the front of those debates. Since A Nation at Risk in the early 1980s and the implementation of No Child Left Behind at the turn of the twenty-first century, a subtle shift has occurred in the traditional support of public education—fueled by the misconception that private schools out perform public schools along with a naive faith in competition and the promise of the free market. Political and ideological claims that all parents deserve school choice has proven to be a compelling slogan. This book unmasks calls for parental and school choice with a postformal and critical view of both the traditional bureaucratic public school system and the current patterns found the body of research on all aspects of school choice and private schooling. The examination of the status quo and market-based calls for school reform will serve well all stakeholders in public education as they seek to evaluate the quality of schools today and form positions on how best to reform schools for the empowerment of free people in a democratic society.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Educational innovations
ISBN : UCR:31210014662876

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Oversight Hearing on Parental Choice by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Pdf

Author : Menelaos Apostolou
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135009496

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Sexual Selection Under Parental Choice by Menelaos Apostolou Pdf

First book to present this cutting edge research Author is the world's leading expert on this topic Cross-disciplinary potential with sociology, anthropology and biology lists

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Discrimination in education
ISBN : PSU:000017582568

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Field Hearing on Parental Choice by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Pdf

Author : John E. Coons
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780268204839

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The Case for Parental Choice by John E. Coons Pdf

This work makes a richly humanitarian case for parental school choice, seeking to advance social justice and respect the dignity of parents—especially those on the margins. For decades, arguments in favor of school choice have largely been advanced on the basis of utility or outcome rather than social justice and human dignity. The Case for Parental Choice: God, Family, and Educational Liberty offers a compelling and humanitarian alternative. This volume contains an edited collection of essays by John E. Coons, a visionary legal scholar and ardent supporter of what is perhaps best described as a social justice case for parental school choice. Few have written more prodigiously or prophetically about the need to give parents—particularly poor parents—power over their children’s schooling. Coons has been an advocate of school choice for over sixty years, and indeed remains one of the most articulate proponents of a case for school choice that promotes both low-income parents and civic engagement, as opposed to mere efficiency or achievement. His is a distinctively Catholic voice that brings powerful normative arguments to debates that far too often get bogged down in disputes about cost savings and test scores. The essays collected herein treat a wide variety of topics, including the relationship between school choice and individual autonomy; the implications of American educational policy for social justice, equality, and community; the impact of public schooling on low-income families; and the religious implications of school choice. Together, these pieces make for a wide-ranging and morally compelling case for parental choice in children’s schooling.

Author : Christina DeRoche,Ellie D. Berger
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781771122641

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The Parent Track by Christina DeRoche,Ellie D. Berger Pdf

The Parent Track provides an in-depth understanding of parenting in academia, from diverse perspectives—gender, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, sexual orientation—and at different phases of a parent’s academic career. This collection not only arrives at a comprehensive understanding of parenthood and academia; it reveals the shifting ideologies surrounding the challenges of negotiating work and family balance in this context. Earlier research on parenting has documented the ways in which women and men experience, and subsequently negotiate, their roles as parents in the context of the workplace and the home. Particular attention has been paid to the negotiation of familial and childcare responsibilities, the division of labour, the availability of family-friendly policies, social constructions of motherhood and fatherhood, power relations, and gender roles and inequality. Studies on the experience of parenthood within the context of academia, however, have lacked diversity and failed to provide qualitative accounts from scholars of all genders at varying points in their academic careers who have, or are planning to have, children. This book addresses that gap.

Author : Menelaos Apostolou
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135009489

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Sexual Selection Under Parental Choice by Menelaos Apostolou Pdf

Parents often disagree with their children over their choice of partner. Although the reasons may vary the outcome is very often one of conflict – a conflict peculiar to the human species. For the first time in one volume, Sexual Selection under Parental Choice employs an evolutionary perspective to understand this conflict and explore its implications. Covering recent developments in the field of evolutionary psychology, Menelaos Apostolou reveals the extent of parental attempts to control the mating decisions of their offspring and investigates the qualities parents seek in prospective in-laws. Children’s attempt to escape this control can lead to practices such as foot-binding and clitoridectomy or, in postindustrial societies, more subtle forms of coercion and manipulation. Apostolou demonstrates that much of human mating behavior has been shaped by parental choice and that parents have a significant influence in sexual selection: the traits they favour in their children’s mates are selected and increase in frequency in the population. Sexual Selection under Parental Choice will be ideal reading for researchers and advanced students of evolutionary, developmental and social psychology, as well as other related disciplines such as social anthropology, sociology and the biological sciences.

Author : Monroe E. Price,Stefaan Verhulst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135677688

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Parental Control of Television Broadcasting by Monroe E. Price,Stefaan Verhulst Pdf

This project, originally developed for the European Community, examines parental roles in controlling television programs watched by children in Europe. The structure of the study includes: *an analysis of the technical devices available to assist in parental control of television broadcasting services, including descriptions of devices, their cost, availability, and the infrastructure needed to introduce them; *a corresponding analysis of potential ratings or labeling systems to work in conjunction with or in the place of technical devices, enabling a comparative analysis of rating systems used in film, video, and online services; and *an overview and assessment of the educational and awareness measures in the field of protection of minors and harmful content, providing the data for the review of available considerations in this field of viewer literacy. In addition to these main strands of analysis, the study provides for background information and analysis in the following areas: *an overview of the main media theories focusing on the effect and impact of specific types of content on children and their behavior; *an assessment of the economic impact and social efficacy of different protective measures; and *a comparison of the regulatory contexts and rating systems for film, video, television, and online services concerning the protection of minors from harmful content. This volume is intended for scholars and students in comparative media studies, media policy, and regulation.

Author : Daphne Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015028749433

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Parental Choice in Education by Daphne Johnson Pdf

A comprehensive review of major research into parental choice in the light of the 1988 Education Reform Act. This book examines the immediate and long term effects of choice on schools, local authorites, parents and children.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education and state
ISBN : WISC:89060461753

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Milwaukee Parental Choice Program by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kit Payne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Early childhood education
ISBN : MSU:31293017839725

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Influences on Parental Choice of Children's Early Educational Experiences by Kit Payne Pdf

Author : W. Lewis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137312082

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The Politics of Parent Choice in Public Education by W. Lewis Pdf

This is the story of North Carolina parent choice advocates' push for the creation and expansion of choice policies. The exploration of the politics, ideology, and interests surrounding parent choice includes but also stretches beyond the most frequently discussed choice policies of charter schools, school vouchers, and tuition tax credits.

Author : Nick Adnett,Peter Davies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134526093

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Markets for Schooling by Nick Adnett,Peter Davies Pdf

An economic analysis of schooling markets is developed, emphasizing both the strengths and weaknesses of orthodox analyses. This publication is designed to be accessible to all those concerned with education and economics.

Author : Brian Fidler
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781446237106

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Strategic Management for School Development by Brian Fidler Pdf

Visit our Website to see a sample chapter www.PaulChapmanPublishing.co.uk This practical book introduces strategic management for senior managers in schools. The author: shows how it can contribute to school development; explores the leadership of strategic school improvement; and presents a strategic planning model for schools. At each stage, he deals with practice and shows how this involves the organization of the whole process and the stages of analysis, choice and implementation. Written at a very accessible and practical level, the book focuses on: - how to generate ideas, - communication and managing change, - how to organize staff to work together on strategic planning. Numerous activities are also included, designed to facilitate staff discussion of strategic analysis and strategic choice This book is essential for head teachers, deputy heads, and local authority professionals.

Author : Kern Alexander,Richard G. Salmon,F. King Alexander
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135106560

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Financing Public Schools by Kern Alexander,Richard G. Salmon,F. King Alexander Pdf

Financing Public Schools moves beyond the basics of financing public elementary and secondary education to explore the historical, philosophical, and legal underpinnings of a viable public school system. Coverage includes the operational aspects of school finance, including issues regarding teacher salaries and pensions, budgeting for instructional programs, school transportation, and risk management. Diving deeper than other school finance books, the authors explore the political framework within which schools must function, discuss the privatization of education and its effects on public schools, offer perspectives regarding education as an investment in human capital, and expertly explain complex financial and economic issues. This comprehensive text provides the tools to apply the many and varied fiscal concepts and practices that are essential for aspiring public school administrators who aim to provide responsible stewardship for their students. Special Features: "Definitional Boxes" and "Key Terms" throughout chapters enhance understanding of difficult concepts. Coverage of legal, political, and historical issues provides a broader context and more complex understanding of school finance. Offers in-depth exploration of business management of financial resources, including fiscal accounting, school facilities, school transportation, financing with debt, and the nuances of school budgeting techniques.