School choice and competition [electronic resource] : markets in the public interest / Philip A. Woods, Carl Bagley, and Ron Glatter.

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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Main Author: Woods, Philip A., 1950-
Other Authors: Bagley, Carl, 1958-, Glatter, Ron
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Series:Educational management series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 LEARNING FROM REFORM
  • chapter 2 MARSHAMPTON
  • chapter 3 NORTHERN HEIGHTS
  • chapter 4 EAST GREENVALE
  • chapter 5 PARENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHOICE
  • chapter 6 MARKET ELEMENTS IN A PUBLIC SERVICE: ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS
  • chapter 7 DYNAMICS OF SCHOOL CHOICE AND COMPETITION
  • chapter 8 A MORE RESPONSIVE SYSTEM?
  • chapter 9 BEYOND THE MARKET.