School : a matter of choice
- Bib ID:
- 1893434
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hirsch, Donald
- Description:
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- Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Centre, distributor], c1994
- 161 p. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9264140875 (paperback)
- Full contents:
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- Pt. I. Thematic Discussion. 1. Policies for school choice: objectives, objections and characteristics. 2. The process of choosing schools: patterns, constraints and policy influences. 3. The impact of choice. 4. Choice and the cultural context. 5. Conclusion and recommendations: aligning choice policies with educational objectives
- Pt. II. Country Summaries. Australia: Twenty years of subsidy for private schools. England: Creating a public-sector market for schools. Netherlands: Equal treatment for public and private schools. New Zealand: Choice through school autonomy. Sweden: A dose of competition in a decentralising system. United States: In search of an acceptable choice
- Pt. III. Sixteen Case Studies. 1. Haarlem (Netherlands). 2. Bradford (England). 3. Kent (England). 4. Stockholm (Sweden). 5. Melbourne (Australia). 6. Specialised schools in New South Wales (Australia). 7. City technology colleges (England). 8. A "profile" school in Helsingborg (Sweden).
- 9. Every school a magnet in Montclair, New Jersey (United States). 10. New Zealand's support for Maori schools. 11. Boston's universal form of public enrolment choice (United States). 12. France's limited experiment in public enrolment choice. 13. Minnesota: public-sector challenges to school district monopolies (United States). 14. Denmark's "free" schools - liberal support for private education. 15. Milwaukee's vouchers - limited support for private education (United States). 16. New Zealand's educational development initiatives: community-wide choice.
- Notes:
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- "Prepared by Donald Hirsch"--P. 3.
- At head of title: Centre for Educational Research and Innovation.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-161).
- Subject:
- School choice
- Other authors/contributors:
- Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
- Copyright:
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