LEADER 02997nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910820120503321 005 20240430202112.0 010 $a1-281-29509-4 010 $a9786611295097 010 $a1-84714-429-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000408121 035 $a(EBL)436992 035 $a(OCoLC)229456910 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000198195 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11188871 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000198195 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10168986 035 $a(PQKB)11584558 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC436992 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL436992 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10224779 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL129509 035 $a(OCoLC)893334464 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000408121 100 $a20060726d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMarkets and equity in education /$fGeoffrey Walford 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (247 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-8735-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [223]-236). 327 $aContents; 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 327 $a8 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 330 $aGeoffrey 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. 606 $aSchool choice 606 $aEducational equalization 615 0$aSchool choice. 615 0$aEducational equalization. 676 $a379.111 700 $aWalford$b Geoffrey$0911995 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820120503321 996 $aMarkets and equity in education$93993514 997 $aUNINA