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1 online resource (vi, 178 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preliminaries; Contents; Chapter 1 Education and the Market Place: An Introduction; Chapter 2 Schooling, Markets and Public Agency 1833-1944; Chapter 3 Local Education Authorities and the Market Place; Chapter 4 In Defence of the Educational Voucher; Chapter 5 Diversity in State Education: The Grant Maintained Option; Chapter 6 Managing the Market; Chapter 7 Parents: Customers or Partners?; Chapter 8 Business Sponsorship in Schools: A Changing Climate; Chapter 9 Pied Piper Revisited; Chapter 10 Markets, Values and Education; Chapter 11 Education and the Limits of the Market. |
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Chapter 12 Education is a Public GoodChapter 13 In Defence of Markets in Educational Provision; Chapter 14 Politics, Markets and Schools: The Central Issues; Notes on Contributors; Index. |
| Summary |
This collection of essays debates the application of market principles to and within the context of education. The contributors are all leading figures in their field, presenting their ideas in an accessible style to the lay reader. Throughout, the educational and public policy issues raised by the application of market principles to education are closely examined. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Education and state -- England.
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Education and state. |
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England. |
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Education and state -- Wales.
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Wales. |
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Education -- Economic aspects -- England.
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Education -- Economic aspects. |
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Education -- Economic aspects -- Wales.
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Education -- England -- Finance.
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Education. |
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Finance. |
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Education -- Wales -- Finance.
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School choice -- England.
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School choice. |
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School choice -- Wales.
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| Indexed Term |
Education Economics |
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Great Britain |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bridges, David, 1941-
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McLaughlin, Terence, 1922-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Education and the market place. London ; Washington, D.C. : Falmer Press, 1994 (DLC) 94024821 |
| ISBN |
020397543X (electronic book) |
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9780203975435 (electronic book) |
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0750703482 (cased ; alkaline paper) |
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9780750703482 (cased ; alkaline paper) |
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9780750703499 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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0750703490 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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0750703490 (Paper) |
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