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Doe, Bob – Educational Management & Administration, 1999
Analyzes the mass media's role in creating a more competitive environment for schools following England's Education Reform Act. The media were supposed to help increase parental expectations and disseminate consumer information. Commercial motivations proved equally important. Schools received unprecedented attention, and the media became an…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Competition, Consumer Education, Elementary Secondary Education