School Choice: Separating Fact from Fiction

ISBN-13: 9780367583293 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 174 str.

Patrick J. Wolf

Opis

This book brings a wealth of scholarly research to bear on vital topics related to all forms of parental school choice. It moves beyond rhetorical and ideological claims to establish what the facts actually say about what happens when parents choose schools. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of School Choice

Spis treści

Introduction — School choice: Separating fact from fiction  1. How do parents choose schools, and what schools do they choose? A literature review of private school choice programs in the United States  2. Can we have it all? A review of the impacts of school choice on racial integration  3. Evidence on charter school practices related to student enrollment and retention  4. Do self-interested schooling selections improve society? A review of the evidence  5. What’s the secret ingredient? Searching for policies and practices that make charter schools successful  6. A review of the research on parent satisfaction in private school choice programs  7. A systematic review of the empirical research on selected aspects of homeschooling as a school choice  8. Can I choose to have grit? Non-cognitive skills, behavior, and school choice  9. Educational attainment effects of public and private school choice

O autorze

Patrick J. Wolf is Distinguished Professor of Education Policy and 21^st Century Chair in School Choice in the Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas, USA.