Voluntarism and Governance in Education.

Salganik, Laura Hersh; Karweit, Nancy

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Publication Date: 1982

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Voluntarism and Governance in Education.

Salganik, Laura Hersh; Karweit, Nancy

Sociology of Education, v55 n2-3 p152-61 Apr-Jul 1982

The fundamental characteristics of private and public education--voluntarism and government control--are described and related to authority, consensus, and commitment in schools. The paper argues that public schools rely on legal/rational authority and private schools on value consensus and traditional authority. (AM)

Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Government School Relationship, Private Schools, Public Schools, Social Values

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Language: English

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