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Genre/Form: | Longitudinal studies |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Hugh Lauder; David Hughes; Sue Watson; et al |
ISBN: | 0335202780 9780335202782 0335202772 9780335202775 |
OCLC Number: | 40545455 |
Description: | viii, 193 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents: | 1. The magic of the market? -- 2. Revealing the magician's tricks: the hidden hand of political conflict -- 3. Structuring the market: global orthodoxies, local politics -- 4. Choice and power in the market -- 5. The hidden injuries of school choice -- 6. Polarizing intakes: the impact of educational competition -- 7. The impact of markets on school performance. |
Responsibility: | Hugh Lauder and David Hughes ; and Sue Watson ... [et al.}. |
Abstract:
Tests the key assumptions underlying politicians' faith in educational markets. This book links an analysis of parental choice to flows of students between schools and their impact on school effectiveness.
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"...very readable...a useful addition to this excellent Open University Press series." - Education Review "...a very timely book...of considerable help to providers wishing to ensure that young children gain the best possible foundationfor their later more formal literacy learning." - New Era inEducation Read more...
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