02997nam 2200601 a 450 991082012050332120240430202112.01-281-29509-497866112950971-84714-429-2(CKB)1000000000408121(EBL)436992(OCoLC)229456910(SSID)ssj0000198195(PQKBManifestationID)11188871(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000198195(PQKBWorkID)10168986(PQKB)11584558(MiAaPQ)EBC436992(Au-PeEL)EBL436992(CaPaEBR)ebr10224779(CaONFJC)MIL129509(OCoLC)893334464(EXLCZ)99100000000040812120060726d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMarkets and equity in education /Geoffrey Walford1st ed.London ;New York Continuumc20061 online resource (247 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8264-8735-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-236).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 choice8 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; ReferencesGeoffrey 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 others) from over a decade examining the triangle between (i) theory, (ii) policy (both current and recent) and (iii) practice.School choiceEducational equalizationSchool choice.Educational equalization.379.111Walford Geoffrey911995MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820120503321Markets and equity in education3993514UNINA