Education Markets, School Competition, and Parental Choice in the U.K.: A Report of Research Findings.

Ball, Stephen J.; Gewirtz, Sharon

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ERIC Number: EJ525970

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Publication Date: 1996

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Education Markets, School Competition, and Parental Choice in the U.K.: A Report of Research Findings.

Ball, Stephen J.; Gewirtz, Sharon

International Journal of Educational Reform, v5 n2 p152-58 Apr 1996

Summarizes a study examining the dynamics of a set of (British) education markets over a 39-month period. Secondary schools in three adjacent local education authorities served as laboratories for researching choice and competition. The market's disciplinary effects are clear. The education market reinforces opportunity advantages of middle-class parents. (29 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Competition, Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System, Middle Class Parents, Politics of Education, School Choice, School Districts, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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