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- catalog abstract "In Market Education: The Unknown History, Andrew J. Coulson explores the educational problems facing parents and shows how these problems can best be addressed. He begins with a discussion of what people want from their school systems, tracing their views of the kinds of knowledge, skills, and values education should impart, and their concerns about discipline, drugs, and violence in schools. Using this survey of goals and attitudes as a guide, Coulson sets out to compare the school systems of civilizations both ancient and modern, seeking to determine which systems achieved the aims of parents and the public at large and which did not. Drawing on the historical evidence of how these various systems operated, Coulson concludes that free educational markets have consistently done a better job of serving the public's needs than state-run school systems have.".
- catalog contributor b10879277.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description "In Market Education: The Unknown History, Andrew J. Coulson explores the educational problems facing parents and shows how these problems can best be addressed. He begins with a discussion of what people want from their school systems, tracing their views of the kinds of knowledge, skills, and values education should impart, and their concerns about discipline, drugs, and violence in schools. Using this survey of goals and attitudes as a guide, Coulson sets out to compare the school systems of civilizations both ancient and modern, seeking to determine which systems achieved the aims of parents and the public at large and which did not. Drawing on the historical evidence of how these various systems operated, Coulson concludes that free educational markets have consistently done a better job of serving the public's needs than state-run school systems have.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-451) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. I. What We Want. 1. Getting Used to Disappointment -- pt. II. What's Been Tried. 2. Right from the Beginning: Classical Athens and Beyond. 3. Revolutions: The More Things Change. 4. Coup d'Ecole: The War for Control of American Education. 5. Teachers and Teaching in the Government Schools. 6. The Performance Crisis in Public Schooling. 7. Common School Problems: The World Tour. 8. The Class Really Is Keener on the Other Side: The Case of Independent Schools -- pt. III. What Works. 9. What Makes Schools Work? 10. Can Government Schooling Be Fixed? Conclusion: Achieving Educational Excellence.".
- catalog extent "x, 471 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0765804964 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "1560004088 (hardcover)".
- catalog isPartOf "[Studies in social philosophy & policy ; no. 21]".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "[Bowling Green, OH] : Social Philosophy & Policy Center ; New Brunswick, USA : Transaction Publishers,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "370/.973 21".
- catalog subject "Comparative education.".
- catalog subject "Education Aims and objectives United States.".
- catalog subject "Education History.".
- catalog subject "Educational accountability United States.".
- catalog subject "Educational change History.".
- catalog subject "Educational change United States.".
- catalog subject "LA212 .C68 1999".
- catalog subject "Privatization in education United States.".
- catalog subject "Public schools United States Evaluation.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. What We Want. 1. Getting Used to Disappointment -- pt. II. What's Been Tried. 2. Right from the Beginning: Classical Athens and Beyond. 3. Revolutions: The More Things Change. 4. Coup d'Ecole: The War for Control of American Education. 5. Teachers and Teaching in the Government Schools. 6. The Performance Crisis in Public Schooling. 7. Common School Problems: The World Tour. 8. The Class Really Is Keener on the Other Side: The Case of Independent Schools -- pt. III. What Works. 9. What Makes Schools Work? 10. Can Government Schooling Be Fixed? Conclusion: Achieving Educational Excellence.".
- catalog title "Market education : the unknown history / Andrew J. Coulson.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".