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Freedom and School Choice in American Education. Education Policy
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Forster, Greg, Ed.; Thompson, C. Bradley, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Leading intellectual figures in the school reform movement, all of them favoring approaches centered around the value of competition and choice, outline different visions for the goal of choice-oriented educational reform and the best means for achieving it. This volume takes the reader inside the movement to empower parents with choice, airing…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, School Choice, Systems Approach, Educational Change
School Choice Policies and Outcomes: Empirical and Philosophical Perspectives
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Feinberg, Walter, Ed.; Lubienski, Christopher, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2008
Perhaps no school reform has generated as much interest and controversy in recent years as the proposal to have parents select their children's schools. Opponents of school choice fear that rolling back the government's role will lead to profit-driven financial scandals, sectarianism, and increased class and racial isolation. School choice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Urban Schools, Race
PL 99-457: Challenges and Opportunities for Physical Education.
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Dunn, John M.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1991
Six articles examine the challenges to physical education provided by Public Law 99-457 which promotes services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their parents. The articles describe the law, critical components of the Individualized Family Service Plan, adapted physical education, and the impact on one school district. (SM)
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation
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Kuttner, Donna Holberg, Ed. – 1989
This publication presents papers and reprints of articles aimed at family members of persons with mental illnesses. After an introductory chapter, the second chapter reviews definitions of mental illness, and discusses what is known about medicating such conditions as well as the relationship of substance abuse to mental illness. The next chapter…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Communication Skills, Delivery Systems, Drug Therapy
Citizen Child: Australian Law and Children's Rights.
Funder, Kathleen, Ed. – 1996
Ratification by Australia of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990 acted as a potent stimulus for a series of debates and controversies concerning the place of children in Australian society. The debate has largely taken place in relatively specialized forums involving lawyers, members of the judiciary, social…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Support, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights
A Blueprint for Education Reform.
Marshner, Connaught, Ed. – 1984
In a continuation of the national debate over education reform, the 14 contributors to this book outline several approaches to reform, address a variety of current education issues, and relate parent and teacher perspectives on education. An overview by President Ronald Reagan of education reform issues is provided, followed by chapters on the…
Descriptors: Black Education, Citizenship Education, Discipline, Educational Change
Human Rights and Education. Comparative & International Education Series, Volume 3.
Tarrow, Norma Bernstein, Ed. – 1987
This book discusses the relationship between human rights and education. Education is discussed both within the context of human rights, and as the ultimate sanction and guarantee of all human rights. Part 1, "Education as a Human Right," is comprised of the following chapters: (1) "Human Rights and Education: An Overview" (D.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Citizenship Education