School Choice in an Established Market Contributor(s): Gorard, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138342971 ISBN-13: 9781138342972 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Finance - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
Dewey: 379.111 |
Series: Routledge Revivals |
Physical Information: 271 pages |
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Publisher Description: First published in 1997, this study examines the trend towards markets in UK schools, with a particular focus on fee-paying schools in South Wales, by outlining the varied economic and political arguments both for and against increased parental choice and exploring parents' real reasons for using fee-paying schools. Stephen Gorard destroys the cosy myth that fee-paying schools are large, successful, charitable institutions catering chiefly for a select group of privileged families. Instead, he reveals them as typically privately owned, coeducational and with fewer than a hundred pupils, based in a poorly-converted residential site with few facilities. It is the first book which allows children's voices to be heard fully in the context of debates on the choice of a new school. Gorard has gathered the voices of parents and children via observation, interview and survey, comparing them directly and revealing stark differences in the perception of each generation. |