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School choice around the world : ... and the lessons we can learn / edited by Pauline Dixon & Steve Humble ; with contributions from Chris Counihan [and nine others].
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School choice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 174 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- London : Institute of Economic Affairs in association with London Publishing Partnership, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction p. 1 / Pauline Dixon and Steve Humble
- 2 English education reform: past, present and future p. 8 / Toby Young
- PISA p. 9
- Academies p. 13
- Free Schools p. 16
- Ofsted p. 19
- University access p. 22
- Grammar schools p. 25
- Curriculum and exam reforms p. 31
- 'No Excuses' p. 39
- 3 The powers and limits of a national school voucher system: the case of Sweden p. 46 / Nick Cowen
- Overview and history p. 48
- Funding p. 49
- Extent p. 50
- The good p. 52
- The bad p. 54
- The debate p. 55
- The limits of choice p. 56
- Internationella Engelska Skolan vs. Kunskapsskolan p. 58
- Why does this matter? p. 60
- Human capital vs. signalling p. 62
- Possible ways forward p. 64
- 4 Improving civil society through private school choice: a review of the US evidence p. 71 / Corey A. DeAngelis and Patrick J. Wolf
- Review content p. 79
- Tolerance p. 79
- Civic engagement p. 81
- Social order p. 84
- Overall results p. 85
- Need for further research p. 86
- Conclusion and policy implications p. 86
- 5 Global ideas, national values and local policies: Estonian school choice policy design p. 94 / Kaire Põder and Triin Lauri
- Estonia's achievements on the world stage p. 96
- How the current educational system stems from historical legacies p. 98
- Implicit school choice: policy learning from Europe p. 101
- Controversial policy but good outcomes p. 107
- 6 School choice in Liberia p. 117 / Pauline Dixon and Steve Humble
- Historical contexts p. 118
- School choice for the poor in the slums of Monrovia p. 120
- Partnership schools for Liberia p. 126
- 7 Poor parents are careful choosers: dispelling the myth that school choice harms the poor p. 131 / M. Danish Shakeel and Patrick J. Wolf
- Private school choice programmes for poor families p. 133
- How poor parents select schools p. 134
- Evidence on educational outcomes from parental selections p. 140
- Conclusion and policy implications p. 143
- 8 Choosing education: evidence from India and towards a transactional ecological approach p. 154 / Chris Counihan
- Education unleashed p. 155
- Towards a parental choice ecology p. 157
- Vouchers and choices p. 161
- Policy recommendations and emergent quality factors p. 166.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Electronic version: School choice around the world.
- ISBN:
- 9780255367806
- 0255367805
- Publisher Number:
- 99981438887
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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