Controls and choices : the educational marketplace and the failure of school desegregation / / Carl L. Bankston, III and Stephen J. Caldas
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| Autore: |
Bankston Carl L (Carl Leon), <1952->
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| Titolo: |
Controls and choices : the educational marketplace and the failure of school desegregation / / Carl L. Bankston, III and Stephen J. Caldas
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 379.2630973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Segregation in education - Economic aspects - United States |
| School integration - Economic aspects - United States | |
| Educational change - Economic aspects - United States | |
| School districts - Management - United States | |
| Educational vouchers - United States | |
| Charter schools - United States | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | CaldasStephen J. <1957-> |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction; Background: The Evolution of Educational Redistribution; Failure of Will or Self-Defeating Policy?; Summary of the Book; 1 The Political Economy of Education and Equality of Educational Opportunity; Why Seek Equality of Opportunity in Education?; What Makes an Education Valuable?; More Than Money; It's the Clientele; Chapter Summary; 2 Schooling as a Competitive Market; The Educational Marketplace; School Composition and Educational Environments; What Does This Mean for Equality of Opportunity?; The School Marketplace in Practice; Chapter Summary |
| 3 Command and Control FailuresBaton Rouge, Louisiana; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Beaumont, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Pasadena, California; New York City; Indianapolis, Indiana; Detroit, Michigan; Prince George's County, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Louisville-Jefferson County; Chapter Summary; 4 Market Options and Illusions of Success; Little Rock, Arkansas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; St. Louis, Missouri; What Happened in These Districts?; Chapter Summary; 5 The Educational Marketplace and the Rise of the School Choice Movement | |
| Desegregation Frustration and the Rise of ChartersMinority Students and Vouchers; The Spread of School Choice Reforms; The Special Case of New Orleans; Summary of Rationale for Using Charters and Vouchers for Redistribution; The Debate Over Choice; Desegregation, School Choice, and Educational Quality; Chapter Summary; Conclusion; Notes; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Controls and Choices: The Educational Marketplace and the Failure of School Desegregation provides a detailed examination of the nature of the educational marketplace, supported by historical evidence, to argue that school desegregation failed because it involved monopolistic efforts at redistributing opportunities. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Controls and choices |
| ISBN: | 1-4758-1470-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816502303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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