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- catalog abstract ""What does the term school choice mean to you? Opponents of parental choice have muddied its definition, misleading parents and educators and drawing public debate away from the core issues. In a book geared for anyone who wants to better understand this hotly contested topic, John Merrifield clarifies the proposals in existence today, defining the key concepts related to choice. Arguing for a competitive education industry, he discusses policy and political strategy mistakes while suggesting corrections. This informative book covers government regulation issues, typical fallacies, diversity issues, private voucher initiatives, and experiments and empirical evidence about competition."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12037846.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""What does the term school choice mean to you? Opponents of parental choice have muddied its definition, misleading parents and educators and drawing public debate away from the core issues. In a book geared for anyone who wants to better understand this hotly contested topic, John Merrifield clarifies the proposals in existence today, defining the key concepts related to choice. Arguing for a competitive education industry, he discusses policy and political strategy mistakes while suggesting corrections. This informative book covers government regulation issues, typical fallacies, diversity issues, private voucher initiatives, and experiments and empirical evidence about competition."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Elements of a Competitive Education Industry -- Experiments -- Real Evidence about Competition -- Issues in the Debate over Parental Choice -- Liberal/Conservative Role Reversal -- Fallacies about School Choice -- Government Regulation Issues -- The Neglect of Costs -- Fund Children or Institutions? -- Equity and Equality -- Diversity Issues -- Strategic and Tactical Issues -- Strategic and Tactical Fallacies -- Private Voucher Initiatives -- Teachers -- Outlook and Political Strategy.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-213) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 219 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "School choice wars.".
- catalog identifier "0810839539 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0810839563 (paper : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "School choice wars.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press,".
- catalog relation "School choice wars.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "379.1/11/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Education Parent participation United States.".
- catalog subject "LB1027.9 .M47 2001".
- catalog subject "School choice United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Elements of a Competitive Education Industry -- Experiments -- Real Evidence about Competition -- Issues in the Debate over Parental Choice -- Liberal/Conservative Role Reversal -- Fallacies about School Choice -- Government Regulation Issues -- The Neglect of Costs -- Fund Children or Institutions? -- Equity and Equality -- Diversity Issues -- Strategic and Tactical Issues -- Strategic and Tactical Fallacies -- Private Voucher Initiatives -- Teachers -- Outlook and Political Strategy.".
- catalog title "The school choice wars / John Merrifield.".
- catalog type "text".