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

• Autore: Gopalan Pritha
• Pubblicazione: Los Angeles, [California] : , : SAGE, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Disciplina: 379.3
• Soggetto topico: Privatization in education; Public schools; Education and state; Educational change; Privatization in education - Michigan; Privatization in education - India - Chennai
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: PPP paradox
• ISBN: 81-321-1640-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798271003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II