Privatizing educational choice : consequences for parents, schools, and public policy / / Clive R. Belfield and Henry M. Levin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797725703321
• Autore: Belfield C. R.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-317-25344-2; 1-317-25343-4; 1-315-63257-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LevinHenry M
• Disciplina: 379.1110973
• Soggetti: Privatization in education - United States; School choice - United States; Education and state - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2005 by Paradigm Publishers.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1-Education Privatization in Its Many Forms; Introduction; The Broad Framework of Educational Privatization; Our Mission; Note; Chapter 2-The Marketplace in Education; Introduction; Market Reforms in Education; Internal Anatomy of Markets; Education and the Public-Private Nexus; Evidence on Vouchers and Choice; Future Developments; Power of Ideology; Notes; Part I: The Family; Chapter 3-Families as Contractual Partners in Education; Introduction; Families, Schools, and Educational AttainmentsDeveloping a Metaphorical Family Contract; Implementing the Contract; Note; Chapter 4-Modeling School Choice: A Comparison of Public, Private-Independent, Private-Religious, and Home-Schooled Students; Introduction; The Economics of School Choice; Data; Estimation of School Choice; Conclusion; Note; Chapter 5-Home-Schooling; Introduction; The Home-Schooling Movement; A Framework for Evaluating Home-Schooling; The Impact of Home-Schooling on U.S. Education; Notes; Part II: The Private Market; Chapter 6-The Effects of Competition on Educational Outcomes: A ; Review of U.S. EvidenceIntroduction; Identifying the Evidence on Competition; Competition and Academic Outcomes; Competition and Educational Quality; Sensitivity Analysis; Policy Reform and Competition; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7-School Choice and the Supply of Private Schooling Places (with Heather Schwartz); Introduction; The Importance of School Supply in Education Reform; Supply Responsiveness in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 8-The Potential of For-Profit Schools for Educational Reform; IntroductionCan For-Profit EMOs Be Profitable?; Do EMOs Contribute to Educational Reform?; What Has Been Learnt?; Chapter 9-Postcompulsory Entitlements: Vouchers for Life-Long Learning; Introduction; Vouchers for Postsecondary Education; Evaluating Postcompulsory Entitlements; Can PCEs Work?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; About the Authors