Privatizing Educational Choice : Consequences for Parents, Schools, and Public Policy.

Privatizing Educational Choice : Consequences for Parents, Schools, and Public Policy.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Belfield, C. R.
Other Authors: Levin, Henry M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2005.
Subjects:
Privatization in education > United States.
School choice > United States.
Education and state > United States.
Education and state
Privatization in education
School choice
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1-Education Privatization in Its Many Forms; Introduction; The Broad Framework of Educational Privatization; Our Mission; Note; Chapter 2-The Marketplace in Education; Introduction; Market Reforms in Education; Internal Anatomy of Markets; Education and the Public-Private Nexus; Evidence on Vouchers and Choice; Future Developments; Power of Ideology; Notes; Part I: The Family; Chapter 3-Families as Contractual Partners in Education; Introduction.
  • Families, Schools, and Educational AttainmentsDeveloping a Metaphorical Family Contract; Implementing the Contract; Note; Chapter 4-Modeling School Choice: A Comparison of Public, Private-Independent, Private-Religious, and Home-Schooled Students; Introduction; The Economics of School Choice; Data; Estimation of School Choice; Conclusion; Note; Chapter 5-Home-Schooling; Introduction; The Home-Schooling Movement; A Framework for Evaluating Home-Schooling; The Impact of Home-Schooling on U.S. Education; Notes; Part II: The Private Market.
  • Chapter 6-The Effects of Competition on Educational Outcomes: A Review of U.S. EvidenceIntroduction; Identifying the Evidence on Competition; Competition and Academic Outcomes; Competition and Educational Quality; Sensitivity Analysis; Policy Reform and Competition; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7-School Choice and the Supply of Private Schooling Places (with Heather Schwartz); Introduction; The Importance of School Supply in Education Reform; Supply Responsiveness in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 8-The Potential of For-Profit Schools for Educational Reform.
  • IntroductionCan For-Profit EMOs Be Profitable?; Do EMOs Contribute to Educational Reform?; What Has Been Learnt?; Chapter 9-Postcompulsory Entitlements: Vouchers for Life-Long Learning; Introduction; Vouchers for Postsecondary Education; Evaluating Postcompulsory Entitlements; Can PCEs Work?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; About the Authors.

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