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Peer reviewedSchiller, Kathryn S.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1993
K. S. Schiller, S. Plank, and B. Schneider argue that whether or not curricular differences exist between choice and nonchoice public schools cannot be answered by the analysis of Sosniak and Ethington. Sosniak and Ethington reiterate that choice as a policy is not a mechanism for stimulating curriculum change. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Youth Policy, 1991
Includes "School Choice: An Overview"; "Public School Choice: An Overview"; "Would Choice + Competition Yield Quality Education?" (Elmore); "National Testing: An Overview"; "Measuring Schools Is Not the Same as Improving Them" (Darling-Hammond); "Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three..."…
Descriptors: Accountability, Competency Based Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedChubb, John E.; And Others – Teachers College Record, 1991
Five articles comment on Chubb and Terry M. Moe's book "Politics, Markets, and America's Schools": (1) Choice in Education: Examining the Evidence on Equity; (2) Politics, Markets, and America's Schools: A Review; (3) Political Pollyannas; (4) Degrees of Imperfection: A Note from a Political Pollyanna; and (5) Thoughts on Choice. (SM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Book Reviews, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGoldring, Ellen B., Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1991
Eight papers discuss the public choice model of education in an international context and the implications of choice for parental involvement in schools. Perspectives/dilemmas in the United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Israel are considered. Conflicting views of schools as service organizations and schools as commonwealth organizations are…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
