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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466120803321

Autore

Gopalan Pritha

Titolo

PPP paradox : promise and perils of public-private partnership in education / / Pritha Gopalan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [California] : , : SAGE, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

81-321-1640-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Disciplina

379.3

Soggetti

Privatization in education

Public schools

Education and state

Educational change

Privatization in education - Michigan

Privatization in education - India - Chennai

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Contents; List of Abbreviations ; Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1 - The Paradox ; 2 - Promise and Perils ; 3 - Middle Start in American Public Schools ; 4 - Montessori in Chennai Corporation Schools ; 5 - Resolving the Paradox ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Public-private partnerships have been in use for a long time, and in many countries, to build roads and bridges, clean rivers, and manage waste. In the last two decades, they have slowly begun to make their presence felt in the field of public education. Several countries, including the United States and India, have recently enacted laws that include partnerships with private entities as a vehicle for education reform. <br /><br /><strong>PPP Paradox</strong> discusses a swathe of PPPs in education and assesses their approach and contribution to genuine school change. This broad and even-hande