Private Schools in Ten Countries: Policy and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780367647377 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 242 str.

Geoffrey Walford

Opis

First published in 1989, this book provides a much needed comparative study, examining private schools in ten countries: England and Wales, Scotland, the USA, Canada, Australia, France, West Germany, the Netherlands and Japan.

Spis treści

Contributors List of tables List of figures Introduction: Private schools policy and practice in comparative perspective 1. England and Wales: The role of the private sector 2. Scotland: Changes in government policy towards private schools 3. United States of America: Contours of continuity and controversy in private schools 4. Canada: Private schools 5. Australia: Private schools and public policy 6. France: Catholic Schools, class security and the public sector 7. Federal Republic of Germany: the situation and development of the private school system 8. The Netherlands: Benefits and costs of privatized public services- lessons from the Dutch educational system 9. Japan: Private Education Conclusion

O autorze

Geoffrey Walford