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Freedom and School Choice in American Education
. Ed(S): Forster, G.; Thompson, C.
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Description for Freedom and School Choice in American Education
Hardback. Editor(s): Forster, G.; Thompson, C. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNT; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Leading intellectual figures in the school reform movement, all of them favoring approaches centered around the value of competition and choice, outline different visions for the goal of choice-oriented educational reform and the best means for achieving it. This volume takes the reader inside the movement to empower parents with choice, airing the more interesting debates that the reformers have with one another over the direction and strategy of their movement.
Leading intellectual figures in the school reform movement, all of them favoring approaches centered around the value of competition and choice, outline different visions for the goal of choice-oriented educational reform and the best means for achieving it. This volume takes the reader inside the movement to empower parents with choice, airing the more interesting debates that the reformers have with one another over the direction and strategy of their movement.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
Series
Education Policy
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230112285
SKU
V9780230112285
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About . Ed(S): Forster, G.; Thompson, C.
Greg Forster is a Senior Fellow atthe Kern Family Foundation and former Director of Research at the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. C. Bradley Thompson is BB&T Research Professor at Clemson University and the Executive Director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism.
Reviews for Freedom and School Choice in American Education
"The public schools are the largest monopoly in the nation, and they have not served our children well. Is there another sphere in which choice and competition has been a matter of such misguided contention? This superb collection of essays asks that timely and vital question with force and clarity. It's a must-read for serious educators." - Abigail Thernstrom, Vice-chair, ... Read more