School Choice And The Quasi Market

Author : Geoffrey Walford
Publisher : Symposium Books Ltd
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781873927236

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School Choice and the Quasi-market by Geoffrey Walford Pdf

Throughout much of the industrialised world in the 1980s and 1990s governments divested themselves of responsibility for providing services for their citizens and espoused the ideology of the market. In education the term ‘quasi-market’ has been used to describe the situation where the market forces introduced into schooling differ in some fundamental respects from classical free markets. This book brings together specially written accounts of developments in the quasi-market in nine countries. The authors were asked to focus on their own particular country and to review policy developments in school choice over the previous five to ten years. In addition they were asked to assess the research evidence on the workings of the quasi-market of schools and, in particular, the effects of such changes on children of different genders and from differing social class and ethnic backgrounds. The result is a series of thought-provoking articles that add greatly to our understanding of the pressures that led to quasi-markets in education, and of how particular countries have responded to such changes and to the potentially inequitable effects of such moves.

Author : Martin Forsey,Scott Davies,Geoffrey Walford
Publisher : Symposium Books Ltd
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781873927120

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The Globalisation of School Choice? by Martin Forsey,Scott Davies,Geoffrey Walford Pdf

‘Which school should I choose for my child?’ For many parents, this question is one of the most important of their lives. ‘School choice’ is a slogan being voiced around the globe, conjuring images of a marketplace with an abundance of educational options. Those promoting educational choice also promise equality, social advantage, autonomy, and self-expression to families. But what does this globalisation of school choice actually look like on the ground? This collection brings together educationalists, anthropologists, and sociologists who use a rich array of empirical data to understand the complex realities of school choice across a range of political and social settings: in Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, England, India, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Tanzania, and the United States. Together they show that, while the language of school choice has spread globally, it has done so unevenly across and within nations, and is always interpreted through local social and historical contexts. Neo-liberal policy initiatives are re-shaping education systems in many nations, but in complex and varied ways. This collection shows that rather than eliminating equity concerns, they re-embed them within new frameworks of choice and accountability. This is an important book for those interested in comparative education, as well as the sociology and politics of schooling.

Author : David Nathan Plank,Gary Sykes
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807742914

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Choosing Choice by David Nathan Plank,Gary Sykes Pdf

The first cross-national comparative study on school choice policies, this volume features prominent scholars who analyze experiences in countries around the world, England, Chile, South Africa, the Czech Republic, China, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden. Together, they answer such important questions as: Why are policies that expand educational options being adopted in such a diverse set of countries? Why have governments in widely varying circumstances come to view school choice as an apt response to educational dilemmas? What have we learned about the impacts of these policies on existing educational systems and the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom? The analyses presented here illuminate school choice policies as a critical worldwide development in education, noting both similarities and differences across countries. This volume broadens our understanding of school choice on the world stage while exploring implications for education policy in the United States.

Author : PHILIP. WOODS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138166898

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SCHOOL CHOICE AND COMPETITION by PHILIP. WOODS Pdf

Author : Kevin B. Smith,Kenneth J. Meier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315286556

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The Case Against School Choice by Kevin B. Smith,Kenneth J. Meier Pdf

"Compelling arguments, supported by both anecdotal and empirical evidence to convince readers that school choice does nothing to improve the quality of education. ... Solidly researched and written, Smith's and Meier's effort should sway those still undecided on the issue". -- Publishers Weekly

Author : Geoff Whitty,Sally Power,David Halpin
Publisher : Australian Council for Educational Research
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015041791040

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Devolution and Choice in Education by Geoff Whitty,Sally Power,David Halpin Pdf

They argue that, if these damaging equity effects are to be avoided, there is an urgent need to redress the balance between consumer rights and citizen rights in education.

Author : Christopher A. Lubienski,Sarah Theule Lubienski
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226089072

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The Public School Advantage by Christopher A. Lubienski,Sarah Theule Lubienski Pdf

Nearly the whole of America’s partisan politics centers on a single question: Can markets solve our social problems? And for years this question has played out ferociously in the debates about how we should educate our children. From the growth of vouchers and charter schools to the implementation of No Child Left Behind, policy makers have increasingly turned to market-based models to help improve our schools, believing that private institutions—because they are competitively driven—are better than public ones. With The Public School Advantage, Christopher A. and Sarah Theule Lubienski offer powerful evidence to undercut this belief, showing that public schools in fact outperform private ones. For decades research showing that students at private schools perform better than students at public ones has been used to promote the benefits of the private sector in education, including vouchers and charter schools—but much of these data are now nearly half a century old. Drawing on two recent, large-scale, and nationally representative databases, the Lubienskis show that any benefit seen in private school performance now is more than explained by demographics. Private schools have higher scores not because they are better institutions but because their students largely come from more privileged backgrounds that offer greater educational support. After correcting for demographics, the Lubienskis go on to show that gains in student achievement at public schools are at least as great and often greater than those at private ones. Even more surprising, they show that the very mechanism that market-based reformers champion—autonomy—may be the crucial factor that prevents private schools from performing better. Alternatively, those practices that these reformers castigate, such as teacher certification and professional reforms of curriculum and instruction, turn out to have a significant effect on school improvement. Despite our politics, we all agree on the fundamental fact: education deserves our utmost care. The Public School Advantage offers exactly that. By examining schools within the diversity of populations in which they actually operate, it provides not ideologies but facts. And the facts say it clearly: education is better off when provided for the public by the public.

Author : A. Kelly
Publisher : Springer
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780230590281

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School Choice and Student Well-Being by A. Kelly Pdf

This review of research in school choice adapts Sen's theory of Capability developing a more complex theoretical framework for understanding education markets. This gives those most affected by the perceived failure of public education a better explication of the tension between the rhetoric of public good and the reality of everyday disadvantage.

Author : Chris Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351739580

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Geography of the 'New' Education Market by Chris Taylor Pdf

This title was first published in 2000. A series of major reforms during the 1980s and 1990s have led to the transformation of the Education System in England and Wales. The new system is now based on market principles in schooling resources. Parents now have the opportunity to state a preference over the school they would like their children to attend. This fascinating book sets out the new geographies of education, focusing on the spatial organization of the new market system. Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), it examines patterns of competition and choice based on pupil home postcodes and relates these to the decision-making process of parents. It also makes comparisons between different LEAs and schools in urban and rural areas, analyzing the constraints created by space and geography. In considering the effectiveness and impact of this new form of provision, the book plays an important role in understanding and appreciating the impact of the education market upon social mobility and community structure.

Author : David Levinson,Peter Cookson,Alan Sadovnik
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135570781

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Education and Sociology by David Levinson,Peter Cookson,Alan Sadovnik Pdf

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Nick Adnett,Peter Davies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134526093

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Markets for Schooling by Nick Adnett,Peter Davies Pdf

Nick Adnett and Peter Davies develop an economic analysis of schooling markets, emphasizing both the strengths and weaknesses of orthodox analyses. They explain the economic and social contexts that have generated the widespread desire to reform state schooling and develop a systematic analysis of the key policy components examining both theory and international evidence. The authors employ a unique framework based upon economic analysis that is informed by research performed by educationalists and other social scientists. Markets for Schooling is designed to be accessible and of interest to all researchers, administrators and policy-makers concerned with education and economics.

Author : Steve Bradley,Colin Green
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780081026458

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The Economics of Education by Steve Bradley,Colin Green Pdf

The Economics of Education: A Comprehensive Overview, Second Edition, offers a comprehensive and current overview of the field of that is broadly accessible economists, researchers and students. This new edition revises the original 50 authoritative articles and adds Developed (US and European) and Developing Country perspectives, reflecting the differences in institutional structures that help to shape teacher labor markets and the effect of competition on student outcomes. Provides international perspectives that describe the origins of key subjects, their major issues and proponents, their landmark studies, and opportunities for future research Increases developing county perspectives and comparisons of cross-country institutions Requires no prior knowledge of the economics of education

Author : Chris Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351739573

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Geography of the 'New' Education Market by Chris Taylor Pdf

This title was first published in 2000. A series of major reforms during the 1980s and 1990s have led to the transformation of the Education System in England and Wales. The new system is now based on market principles in schooling resources. Parents now have the opportunity to state a preference over the school they would like their children to attend. This fascinating book sets out the new geographies of education, focusing on the spatial organization of the new market system. Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), it examines patterns of competition and choice based on pupil home postcodes and relates these to the decision-making process of parents. It also makes comparisons between different LEAs and schools in urban and rural areas, analyzing the constraints created by space and geography. In considering the effectiveness and impact of this new form of provision, the book plays an important role in understanding and appreciating the impact of the education market upon social mobility and community structure.

Author : Laura B. Perry,Emma Rowe,Christopher Lubienski
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000994438

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Comparative Perspectives on School Segregation by Laura B. Perry,Emma Rowe,Christopher Lubienski Pdf

This book examines various aspects of school segregation and their complex interrelations with policy, structure, and context in diverse settings. It advances the understanding of the causes, processes and consequences of school segregation around the globe. Topics examined include student sorting between schools in marketized systems; the effects of school socioeconomic segregation on international tests of student achievement and the structures that shape cross-national variations; the impact of school choice on school segregation in Canada; school segregation and institutional trust in Chile; racial/ethnic and socioeconomic segregation in Brazil; and parental financial contributions as a cause and consequence of school segregation in Australia. The contributions highlight how selective schooling, private schooling, school funding, school choice, and school competition interact to shape school segregation, as well as the consequences of school segregation on a range of student outcomes. Through its embrace of diversity of methodological approaches, context and focus, this book stimulates new lines of research in an important and growing field. Comparative Perspectives on School Segregation will be a key resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of comparative education, educational leadership and policy, educational research, ethnic studies, research methods, economics of education, sociology of education, history of education and educational psychology. The chapters included in this book were originally published as a special issue of Comparative Education.

Author : Stu Woolman,Brahm Fleisch
Publisher : PULP
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN : 9780981412450

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The Constitution in the Classroom by Stu Woolman,Brahm Fleisch Pdf

About the publication The law on education and educational practices in South Africa would exhaust the capacity of any meaningful monograph. Instead, the authors of this book engage six discrete topics that refl ect the broader currents and conflicts in South African education debates: (a) school choice; (b) school fees; (c) the right to an adequate basic education; (d) single medium public schools; (e) school governing bodies; and (f) independent schools. The book has two further aims. First: To move beyond the debates taking place separately in the education policy community and the legal academy, and to demonstrate how these disciplines, working in concert with each other, can advance our understanding of law and education in South Africa. Second: To show that the ANC's complex education agenda must mirror the egalitarian, utilitarian, democratic, and communitarian commitments found within the Constitution. How these competing political claims refl ected in our basic law play themselves out in the enabling education legislation, the case law and government education policy, frames each topic assayed in this work. About the editor: Stu Woolman is the Academic Director at the South Africa Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law. Brahm Fleisch is Associate Professor in the Division of Education Leadership and Policy Studies in Wits School of Education.