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Privatizing Education

Can The School Marketplace Deliver Freedom Of Choice, Efficiency, Equity, And Social Cohesion?

Privatizing Education

Can The School Marketplace Deliver Freedom Of Choice, Efficiency, Equity, And Social Cohesion?

ByHenry Levin
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2001
eBook Published 5 March 2018
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780429498015
Pages 388 pages
eBook ISBN 9780429966569
SubjectsEducation
KeywordsCharter Schools, Voucher Programs, Traditional Public Schools, School Choice, Charter School Law
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Levin, H. (2001). Privatizing Education. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429498015
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Privatizing Educationis a collection of essays written by such luminaries as Martin Carnoy, Christopher Connell, Wendy Connors, Fred Doolittle, Pearl Rock Kane, Frank Kemerer, Christopher Lauricella, Arthur Levine, Ellen Magenheim, Patrick McEwan, Lee D. Mitgang, David Myers, Gary Natriello, Caroline Persell, Mark Schneider, Janelle Scott, Geoffrey Walford, and Amy Stuart Wells who examine the efforts of some educators, reformers, investors, and political groups to move education from the public to the private sector. This is occurring through tuition tax credits, voucher initiatives, and for-profit, educational management organizations. The volume grows out of a conference that took place at Columbia University's Teachers College which launched the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |35 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|17 pages
Studying Privatization in Education
ByHenry M. Levin
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
Educational Vouchers and the Media
ByLee D. Mitgang, Christopher V. Connell
View abstract
part |66 pages
Implementation Issues
chapter 3|33 pages
The Legal Status of Privatization and Vouchers in Education
ByFrank R. Kemerer
View abstract
chapter 4|31 pages
Information and Choice in Educational Privatization
ByMark Schneider
View abstract
part |46 pages
Preschools and Higher Education
chapter 5|28 pages
Preschools and Privatization
ByEllen Magenheim
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Privatization in Higher Education
ByArthur Levine
View abstract
part |52 pages
International Dimensions
chapter 7|27 pages
Privatization Through Vouchers in Developing Countries: The Cases of Chile and Colombia
ByMartin Carnoy, Patrick J. Mcewan
View abstract
chapter 8|23 pages
Privatization in Industrialized Countries
ByGeoffrey Walford
View abstract
part |59 pages
Charter Schools
chapter 9|31 pages
Assessing the Growth and Potential of Charter Schools
ByPearl Rock Kane, Christopher J. Lauricella
View abstract
chapter 10|26 pages
Privatization and Charter School Reform: Economic, Political and Social Dimensions
ByAmy Stuart Wells, Janelle Scott
View abstract
part |40 pages
Perspectives of Stakeholders
chapter 11|16 pages
Vouchers, Privatization, and the Poor
ByGary Natriello
View abstract
chapter 12|22 pages
Teachers and Privatization
ByCaroline Hodges Persell
View abstract
part |59 pages
Evaluation Designs
chapter 13|15 pages
Criteria for Evaluating School Voucher Studies
ByDavid E. Myers
View abstract
chapter 14|42 pages
Designing Education Voucher Experiments: Recommendations for Researchers, Funders, and Users
ByFred Doolittle, Wendy Connors
View abstract

Privatizing Educationis a collection of essays written by such luminaries as Martin Carnoy, Christopher Connell, Wendy Connors, Fred Doolittle, Pearl Rock Kane, Frank Kemerer, Christopher Lauricella, Arthur Levine, Ellen Magenheim, Patrick McEwan, Lee D. Mitgang, David Myers, Gary Natriello, Caroline Persell, Mark Schneider, Janelle Scott, Geoffrey Walford, and Amy Stuart Wells who examine the efforts of some educators, reformers, investors, and political groups to move education from the public to the private sector. This is occurring through tuition tax credits, voucher initiatives, and for-profit, educational management organizations. The volume grows out of a conference that took place at Columbia University's Teachers College which launched the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |35 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|17 pages
Studying Privatization in Education
ByHenry M. Levin
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
Educational Vouchers and the Media
ByLee D. Mitgang, Christopher V. Connell
View abstract
part |66 pages
Implementation Issues
chapter 3|33 pages
The Legal Status of Privatization and Vouchers in Education
ByFrank R. Kemerer
View abstract
chapter 4|31 pages
Information and Choice in Educational Privatization
ByMark Schneider
View abstract
part |46 pages
Preschools and Higher Education
chapter 5|28 pages
Preschools and Privatization
ByEllen Magenheim
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Privatization in Higher Education
ByArthur Levine
View abstract
part |52 pages
International Dimensions
chapter 7|27 pages
Privatization Through Vouchers in Developing Countries: The Cases of Chile and Colombia
ByMartin Carnoy, Patrick J. Mcewan
View abstract
chapter 8|23 pages
Privatization in Industrialized Countries
ByGeoffrey Walford
View abstract
part |59 pages
Charter Schools
chapter 9|31 pages
Assessing the Growth and Potential of Charter Schools
ByPearl Rock Kane, Christopher J. Lauricella
View abstract
chapter 10|26 pages
Privatization and Charter School Reform: Economic, Political and Social Dimensions
ByAmy Stuart Wells, Janelle Scott
View abstract
part |40 pages
Perspectives of Stakeholders
chapter 11|16 pages
Vouchers, Privatization, and the Poor
ByGary Natriello
View abstract
chapter 12|22 pages
Teachers and Privatization
ByCaroline Hodges Persell
View abstract
part |59 pages
Evaluation Designs
chapter 13|15 pages
Criteria for Evaluating School Voucher Studies
ByDavid E. Myers
View abstract
chapter 14|42 pages
Designing Education Voucher Experiments: Recommendations for Researchers, Funders, and Users
ByFred Doolittle, Wendy Connors
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Privatizing Educationis a collection of essays written by such luminaries as Martin Carnoy, Christopher Connell, Wendy Connors, Fred Doolittle, Pearl Rock Kane, Frank Kemerer, Christopher Lauricella, Arthur Levine, Ellen Magenheim, Patrick McEwan, Lee D. Mitgang, David Myers, Gary Natriello, Caroline Persell, Mark Schneider, Janelle Scott, Geoffrey Walford, and Amy Stuart Wells who examine the efforts of some educators, reformers, investors, and political groups to move education from the public to the private sector. This is occurring through tuition tax credits, voucher initiatives, and for-profit, educational management organizations. The volume grows out of a conference that took place at Columbia University's Teachers College which launched the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |35 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|17 pages
Studying Privatization in Education
ByHenry M. Levin
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
Educational Vouchers and the Media
ByLee D. Mitgang, Christopher V. Connell
View abstract
part |66 pages
Implementation Issues
chapter 3|33 pages
The Legal Status of Privatization and Vouchers in Education
ByFrank R. Kemerer
View abstract
chapter 4|31 pages
Information and Choice in Educational Privatization
ByMark Schneider
View abstract
part |46 pages
Preschools and Higher Education
chapter 5|28 pages
Preschools and Privatization
ByEllen Magenheim
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Privatization in Higher Education
ByArthur Levine
View abstract
part |52 pages
International Dimensions
chapter 7|27 pages
Privatization Through Vouchers in Developing Countries: The Cases of Chile and Colombia
ByMartin Carnoy, Patrick J. Mcewan
View abstract
chapter 8|23 pages
Privatization in Industrialized Countries
ByGeoffrey Walford
View abstract
part |59 pages
Charter Schools
chapter 9|31 pages
Assessing the Growth and Potential of Charter Schools
ByPearl Rock Kane, Christopher J. Lauricella
View abstract
chapter 10|26 pages
Privatization and Charter School Reform: Economic, Political and Social Dimensions
ByAmy Stuart Wells, Janelle Scott
View abstract
part |40 pages
Perspectives of Stakeholders
chapter 11|16 pages
Vouchers, Privatization, and the Poor
ByGary Natriello
View abstract
chapter 12|22 pages
Teachers and Privatization
ByCaroline Hodges Persell
View abstract
part |59 pages
Evaluation Designs
chapter 13|15 pages
Criteria for Evaluating School Voucher Studies
ByDavid E. Myers
View abstract
chapter 14|42 pages
Designing Education Voucher Experiments: Recommendations for Researchers, Funders, and Users
ByFred Doolittle, Wendy Connors
View abstract

Privatizing Educationis a collection of essays written by such luminaries as Martin Carnoy, Christopher Connell, Wendy Connors, Fred Doolittle, Pearl Rock Kane, Frank Kemerer, Christopher Lauricella, Arthur Levine, Ellen Magenheim, Patrick McEwan, Lee D. Mitgang, David Myers, Gary Natriello, Caroline Persell, Mark Schneider, Janelle Scott, Geoffrey Walford, and Amy Stuart Wells who examine the efforts of some educators, reformers, investors, and political groups to move education from the public to the private sector. This is occurring through tuition tax credits, voucher initiatives, and for-profit, educational management organizations. The volume grows out of a conference that took place at Columbia University's Teachers College which launched the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |35 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|17 pages
Studying Privatization in Education
ByHenry M. Levin
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
Educational Vouchers and the Media
ByLee D. Mitgang, Christopher V. Connell
View abstract
part |66 pages
Implementation Issues
chapter 3|33 pages
The Legal Status of Privatization and Vouchers in Education
ByFrank R. Kemerer
View abstract
chapter 4|31 pages
Information and Choice in Educational Privatization
ByMark Schneider
View abstract
part |46 pages
Preschools and Higher Education
chapter 5|28 pages
Preschools and Privatization
ByEllen Magenheim
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Privatization in Higher Education
ByArthur Levine
View abstract
part |52 pages
International Dimensions
chapter 7|27 pages
Privatization Through Vouchers in Developing Countries: The Cases of Chile and Colombia
ByMartin Carnoy, Patrick J. Mcewan
View abstract
chapter 8|23 pages
Privatization in Industrialized Countries
ByGeoffrey Walford
View abstract
part |59 pages
Charter Schools
chapter 9|31 pages
Assessing the Growth and Potential of Charter Schools
ByPearl Rock Kane, Christopher J. Lauricella
View abstract
chapter 10|26 pages
Privatization and Charter School Reform: Economic, Political and Social Dimensions
ByAmy Stuart Wells, Janelle Scott
View abstract
part |40 pages
Perspectives of Stakeholders
chapter 11|16 pages
Vouchers, Privatization, and the Poor
ByGary Natriello
View abstract
chapter 12|22 pages
Teachers and Privatization
ByCaroline Hodges Persell
View abstract
part |59 pages
Evaluation Designs
chapter 13|15 pages
Criteria for Evaluating School Voucher Studies
ByDavid E. Myers
View abstract
chapter 14|42 pages
Designing Education Voucher Experiments: Recommendations for Researchers, Funders, and Users
ByFred Doolittle, Wendy Connors
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Privatizing Educationis a collection of essays written by such luminaries as Martin Carnoy, Christopher Connell, Wendy Connors, Fred Doolittle, Pearl Rock Kane, Frank Kemerer, Christopher Lauricella, Arthur Levine, Ellen Magenheim, Patrick McEwan, Lee D. Mitgang, David Myers, Gary Natriello, Caroline Persell, Mark Schneider, Janelle Scott, Geoffrey Walford, and Amy Stuart Wells who examine the efforts of some educators, reformers, investors, and political groups to move education from the public to the private sector. This is occurring through tuition tax credits, voucher initiatives, and for-profit, educational management organizations. The volume grows out of a conference that took place at Columbia University's Teachers College which launched the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |35 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|17 pages
Studying Privatization in Education
ByHenry M. Levin
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
Educational Vouchers and the Media
ByLee D. Mitgang, Christopher V. Connell
View abstract
part |66 pages
Implementation Issues
chapter 3|33 pages
The Legal Status of Privatization and Vouchers in Education
ByFrank R. Kemerer
View abstract
chapter 4|31 pages
Information and Choice in Educational Privatization
ByMark Schneider
View abstract
part |46 pages
Preschools and Higher Education
chapter 5|28 pages
Preschools and Privatization
ByEllen Magenheim
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Privatization in Higher Education
ByArthur Levine
View abstract
part |52 pages
International Dimensions
chapter 7|27 pages
Privatization Through Vouchers in Developing Countries: The Cases of Chile and Colombia
ByMartin Carnoy, Patrick J. Mcewan
View abstract
chapter 8|23 pages
Privatization in Industrialized Countries
ByGeoffrey Walford
View abstract
part |59 pages
Charter Schools
chapter 9|31 pages
Assessing the Growth and Potential of Charter Schools
ByPearl Rock Kane, Christopher J. Lauricella
View abstract
chapter 10|26 pages
Privatization and Charter School Reform: Economic, Political and Social Dimensions
ByAmy Stuart Wells, Janelle Scott
View abstract
part |40 pages
Perspectives of Stakeholders
chapter 11|16 pages
Vouchers, Privatization, and the Poor
ByGary Natriello
View abstract
chapter 12|22 pages
Teachers and Privatization
ByCaroline Hodges Persell
View abstract
part |59 pages
Evaluation Designs
chapter 13|15 pages
Criteria for Evaluating School Voucher Studies
ByDavid E. Myers
View abstract
chapter 14|42 pages
Designing Education Voucher Experiments: Recommendations for Researchers, Funders, and Users
ByFred Doolittle, Wendy Connors
View abstract

Privatizing Educationis a collection of essays written by such luminaries as Martin Carnoy, Christopher Connell, Wendy Connors, Fred Doolittle, Pearl Rock Kane, Frank Kemerer, Christopher Lauricella, Arthur Levine, Ellen Magenheim, Patrick McEwan, Lee D. Mitgang, David Myers, Gary Natriello, Caroline Persell, Mark Schneider, Janelle Scott, Geoffrey Walford, and Amy Stuart Wells who examine the efforts of some educators, reformers, investors, and political groups to move education from the public to the private sector. This is occurring through tuition tax credits, voucher initiatives, and for-profit, educational management organizations. The volume grows out of a conference that took place at Columbia University's Teachers College which launched the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |35 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|17 pages
Studying Privatization in Education
ByHenry M. Levin
View abstract
chapter 2|16 pages
Educational Vouchers and the Media
ByLee D. Mitgang, Christopher V. Connell
View abstract
part |66 pages
Implementation Issues
chapter 3|33 pages
The Legal Status of Privatization and Vouchers in Education
ByFrank R. Kemerer
View abstract
chapter 4|31 pages
Information and Choice in Educational Privatization
ByMark Schneider
View abstract
part |46 pages
Preschools and Higher Education
chapter 5|28 pages
Preschools and Privatization
ByEllen Magenheim
View abstract
chapter 6|16 pages
Privatization in Higher Education
ByArthur Levine
View abstract
part |52 pages
International Dimensions
chapter 7|27 pages
Privatization Through Vouchers in Developing Countries: The Cases of Chile and Colombia
ByMartin Carnoy, Patrick J. Mcewan
View abstract
chapter 8|23 pages
Privatization in Industrialized Countries
ByGeoffrey Walford
View abstract
part |59 pages
Charter Schools
chapter 9|31 pages
Assessing the Growth and Potential of Charter Schools
ByPearl Rock Kane, Christopher J. Lauricella
View abstract
chapter 10|26 pages
Privatization and Charter School Reform: Economic, Political and Social Dimensions
ByAmy Stuart Wells, Janelle Scott
View abstract
part |40 pages
Perspectives of Stakeholders
chapter 11|16 pages
Vouchers, Privatization, and the Poor
ByGary Natriello
View abstract
chapter 12|22 pages
Teachers and Privatization
ByCaroline Hodges Persell
View abstract
part |59 pages
Evaluation Designs
chapter 13|15 pages
Criteria for Evaluating School Voucher Studies
ByDavid E. Myers
View abstract
chapter 14|42 pages
Designing Education Voucher Experiments: Recommendations for Researchers, Funders, and Users
ByFred Doolittle, Wendy Connors
View abstract
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