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School Choice Policies in England and the United States: An Exploration of Their Origins and Significance.
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Whitty, Geoff; Edwards, Tony – Comparative Education, 1998
Examines similarities between English and U.S. school-choice policies, and considers explanations of any convergences: broader social changes versus policy exchanges. Discusses the utility of concepts such as postmodernism and post-Fordism, neoliberal policy networks within and between the two countries, and evidence of the use of overseas…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Comparative Education, Diffusion (Communication), Educational Policy