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Peer reviewedBouman, Claudette E.; Brown, Daniel J. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1996
Considers user charges from the perspective of (hidden) taxation theory and relevant principles (benefit, ability-to-pay, yield, neutrality, and administrative costs), based on semistructured interviews with 43 educators conducted at 18 British Columbia secondary schools. Students were offered more choices, but imposition of fees probably…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Fees, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Peer reviewedBrown, Daniel J. – Journal of Education Finance, 1979
Under the basic plan, taxpayers in owner-occupied residences would indicate their preferences by directing their school taxes to the public school of their choice within the district. The various schools would be dependent on patron choices for a small portion of the school budget. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform
Brown, Daniel J. – Compact, 1980
Argues that tax-target plans address the taxpayers' desire to have monies spent as they would wish so that school services somewhat reflect their own preferences and not solely those of others. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Citizen Participation, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Brown, Daniel J. – Education Canada, 1979
The author proposes a tax target plan by which taxpayers could earmark their payments to the local public school of their choice. Several levels of this plan are described and feasibility and costs discussed. (SJL)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Educational Finance, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
