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School choice and competition : markets in the public interest /

This book offers a unique record of the realities of parental choice and competitive pressures on schools. On the basis of research involving thousands of parents and eleven secondary schools monitored over several years, it sets out: * empirical findings on parents' preferences and experience...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woods, Philip A., 1950-
Otros Autores: Bagley, Carl, 1958-, Glatter, Ron
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Colección:Educational management series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book offers a unique record of the realities of parental choice and competitive pressures on schools. On the basis of research involving thousands of parents and eleven secondary schools monitored over several years, it sets out: * empirical findings on parents' preferences and experience of choice, how schools respond to competitive pressures, and local dynamics of quasi-markets * theoretical implications for understanding quasi-markets in education and the public interest * implications for educational policy, if schools are to be more responsive and inequalities lessened The book provi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 261 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-252) and index.
ISBN:0203983726
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