School Choice in an Established Market Paperback / softback
by Stephen Gorard
Part of the Routledge Revivals series
Paperback / softback
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First published in 1997, this study examines the trend towards markets in UK schools, with a particular focus on fee-paying schools in South Wales, by outlining the varied economic and political arguments both for and against increased parental choice and exploring parents’ real reasons for using fee-paying schools.
Stephen Gorard destroys the cosy myth that fee-paying schools are large, successful, charitable institutions catering chiefly for a select group of privileged families.
Instead, he reveals them as typically privately owned, coeducational and with fewer than a hundred pupils, based in a poorly-converted residential site with few facilities.
It is the first book which allows children’s voices to be heard fully in the context of debates on the choice of a new school.
Gorard has gathered the voices of parents and children via observation, interview and survey, comparing them directly and revealing stark differences in the perception of each generation.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:271 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:26/02/2020
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- ISBN:9781138342989
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:271 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:26/02/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138342989