Choice and selection are now cornerstones of education policies wherever these have been shaped by market economics. Now, as never before, schools can face uncertain futures, because their survival is determined by external factors such as admission policies and parental preferences. Because of the link between schooling, and housing and other public sector services, the implications of increasing choice extends well beyond education.
Schools, Markets and Choice Policies brings together the findings of the most comprehensive research ever conducted into choice in secondary education, and provides in-depth context, analysis and discussion. In assessing the impact of choice policies not only upon the education system itself, but also upon wider society, it provides valuable insights into economic and social segregation.
A groundbreaking contribution to the debate on the role of choice and market economies in education, this book is essential reading for anyone involved in determining or implementing education policy at all levels.
- ISBN10 0415304229
- ISBN13 9780415304221
- Publish Date 21 August 2003 (first published 1 January 2002)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 January 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge Falmer
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English