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BL
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985034
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b739404
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| Title & Author
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Choosing choice : : school choice in international perspective /\ David N. Plank, Gary Sykes, editors.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Teachers College Press,, ©2003.
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xxiii, 232 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0807742910
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: 9780807742914
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| Notes
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"The chapters in this book were originally prepared for a conference at Michigan State University, in March 2000, on the issue of 'School Choice and Educational Change'"--Preface.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Why school choice? / David N. Plank and Gary Sykes -- Does privatization improve education? The case of Chile's national voucher plan / Martin Carnoy and Patrick J. McEwan -- School choice in New Zealand: a cautionary tale / Edward B. Fiske and Helen F. Ladd -- School choice and educational change in England and Wales / Geoffrey Walford -- Market forces and decentralization in Sweden: impetus for school development or threat to comprehensiveness and equity? / Holger Daun -- School choice policies and their impact on public education in Australia / Max Angus -- Education reform and school choice in South Africa / John Pampallis -- School choice in the People's Republic of China / Mun C. Tsang -- Public support for private schools in post-communist central Europe: Czech and Hungarian experiences / Randall K. Filer and Daniel Munich.
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| Abstract
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The analyses presented here illuminate school choice policies as a critical development in education, noting both similarities and differences across countries. This volume broadens our understanding of school choice on the world stage while exploring implications for education policy in the US.
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School choice, Cross-cultural studies.
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Écoles-- Choix, Études transculturelles.
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Internationaler Vergleich
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School choice.
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Schulwahl
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Schoolkeuze.
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| Dewey Classification
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379.1/11
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| LC Classification
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LB1027.9.C534 2003
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5,3ssgn
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81.29bcl
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DO 4000rvk
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| Added Entry
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Plank, David Nathan,1954-
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Sykes, Gary.
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| Parallel Title
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School choice in international perspective
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