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Autore |
Walford Geoffrey |
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Titolo |
Markets and equity in education [[electronic resource] /] / Geoffrey Walford |
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London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-29509-4 |
9786611295097 |
1-84714-429-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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School choice |
Educational equalization |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-236). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1. Choice and Diversity; 1 Diversity and choice in school education: an alternative view; 2 Weak choice, strong choice, and the new Christian schools; 3 Durkheim, democracy and diversity: some thoughts on recent changes in England and Wales; 4 Does the market ensure quality?; Part 2. Comprehensive Schools and Selection; 5 A return to selection?; 6 From common schooling to selection? Affirming and contesting the comprehensive ideal, 1976-2001; Part 3. Studying School Choice; 7 A panic about school choice |
8 Parents' responses to the school quasi-market9 The child's voice in school choice; Part 4. Developing Strong Choice: New Schools in the Market; 10 Sponsored grant-maintained schools: extending the franchise?; 11 A policy adventure: sponsored grant-maintained schools; Part 5. Assessing Policies on Choice; 12 The market and school-based management in England; 13 The educational policies of New Labour and the old problem of inequality; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Geoffrey Walford tackles one of the perennial issues in education policy, namely the inter-relationship of markets and equity. His discussion synthesises research findings (his own in the context of |
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