Markets and Equity in Education.
Title:
Markets and Equity in Education.
Author:
Walford, Geoffrey.
ISBN:
9781847144294
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (247 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of tables -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1. Choice and Diversity -- 1 Diversity and choice in school education: an alternative view -- 2 Weak choice, strong choice, and the new Christian schools -- 3 Durkheim, democracy and diversity: some thoughts on recent changes in England and Wales -- 4 Does the market ensure quality? -- Part 2. Comprehensive Schools and Selection -- 5 A return to selection? -- 6 From common schooling to selection? Affirming and contesting the comprehensive ideal, 1976-2001 -- Part 3. Studying School Choice -- 7 A panic about school choice -- 8 Parents' responses to the school quasi-market -- 9 The child's voice in school choice -- Part 4. Developing Strong Choice: New Schools in the Market -- 10 Sponsored grant-maintained schools: extending the franchise? -- 11 A policy adventure: sponsored grant-maintained schools -- Part 5. Assessing Policies on Choice -- 12 The market and school-based management in England -- 13 The educational policies of New Labour and the old problem of inequality -- References.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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