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School choice and the betrayal of democracy : how market-based education reform fails our communities / Robert Asen.
Van Pelt Library LB1027.9 .A77 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Asen, Robert, 1968- author.
- Series:
- Rhetoric and democratic deliberation ; v. 26.
- Rhetoric and democratic deliberation ; volume 26
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School choice--Political aspects--United States.
- School choice.
- Education and state--United States.
- Education and state.
- United States.
- Privatization in education--United States.
- Privatization in education.
- Democracy and education--United States.
- Democracy and education.
- Physical Description:
- x, 235 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Examines political calls for market-based education reform and explores the efforts of public-school advocates to build democratically spirited connections between schools and communities"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Democracy as a Way of Life: John Dewey's Vision for Individuals and Their Relationships
- 2. Markets as a Way of Life: The Friedmans' Vision for Individuals and Their Relationships
- 3. Competition and Innovation in the Education Industry: Betsy DeVos's Campaign for School Choice
- 4. Growing Markets, Diminishing Democracy: The Statewide Expansion of Vouchers in Wisconsin
- 5. Connecting Schools and Communities: Local Advocacy for Public Education.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-224) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780271091396
- 0271091398
- OCLC:
- 1240413867
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