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Author:   Robert A. Fox ,  Nina K. Buchanan
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9781119082354

ISBN 10:   1119082358
Pages:   584
Publication Date:   21 April 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Notes on Contributors viii Introduction 1 Robert A. Fox and Nina K. Buchanan 1 A Brief History of Public Education in the United States 13 Sylvia L. Mendez, Monica S. Yoo, and John L. Rury 2 A Brief and Future History of School Choice 28 Guilbert C. Hentschke 3 School Choice: An Overview of Selected International Perspectives 46 Charles J. Russo and Nina Ranieri 4 A Political Scientist Looks at American School Choice 57 Jeffrey R. Henig 5 The Economics of School Choice 69 Sean P. Corcoran and Sarah A. Cordes 6 Philosophical Understandings of American School Choice 81 Terri S. Wilson 7 Private Schools 96 Ronald L. Reynolds 8 The Case for Private Schools 117 Joe McTighe 9 The Case Against Private Schooling 131 Jeanne M. Powers and Amanda U. Potterton 10 Private Schooling in Portugal: The Road to Freedom 149 Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo 11 Magnet Schools: History, Description, and Effects 158 Jia Wang and Joan Herman 12 The Case For Magnet Schools 180 Gladys Pack 13 The Case Against Magnet Schools 194 Christine H. Rossell 14 Specialist Schools in England: Reflections from across the Atlantic 215 Hannah Chestnutt and Christopher Chapman 15 Description and Brief History of Charter Schools: What are the Main Issues? What Do the Data Say About Their Effectiveness? 224 Gary Miron 16 The Case for Charters 237 Susan Aud Pendergrass and Nora Kern 17 The Case Against Charter Schools 252 F. Howard Nelson 18 Lessons the United States Can Learn From Sweden’s Experience with Independent Schools 267 Gunnel Mohme 19 An Introduction to Educational Vouchers 275 John F. Witte 20 The Case for School Vouchers 287 Patrick J. Wolf and Anna J. Egalite 21 The Weak Case for Vouchers 304 Christopher Lubienski and T. Jamison Brewer 22 Lessons the United States Can Learn From Chile’s Experience with School Vouchers 322 Claudio Sapelli 23 A Description and Brief History of Home Schooling in America 329 Brian D. Ray 24 A Case for Home Schooling 344 Darren A. Jones 25 Home Schooling: Putting Parental Rights Over Children’s Best Interest 362 Martha Albertson Fineman 26 What the United States Can Learn from Canada’s Experience with Home Schooling 376 Deani Van Pelt and Lynn Bosetti 27 Making the Choice to go Online: Exploring Virtual Schooling as an Option for K]12 Students 384 Leanna Archambault and Kathryn Kennedy 28 The Case for K]12 Online Learning 403 Jered Borup and Kathryn Kennedy 29 K–12 Online Learning and School Choice: Growth and Expansion in the Absence of Evidence 421 Michael K. Barbour 30 Virtual Schooling in Australia: From “School of the Air” to “Distance Education” 441 Jennifer Buckingham 31 Losing the War of Ideas? Why Teachers Unions Oppose School Choice 450 Robert Maranto and Evan Rhinesmith 32 Religion in Schools 465 Elizabeth Green and Ray Pennings 33 Educating Students with Disabilities in the School Choice Context 478 Lauren Morando Rhim and Eileen Ahearn 34 School Choice and Legal Issues 493 Suzanne E. Eckes and Regina Umpstead 35 A Critical Look at Parental Choice: Is Parental Choice a Broken Promise? 507 Kathryn Hill and Janelle Scott 36 School Choice: The Impact of Ethnicity, Race, Diversity, and Inclusion 517 Nina K. Buchanan 37 Media Coverage of School Choice 532 Alex Medler Conclusion 549 Robert A. Fox and Nina K. Buchanan Index 555

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ROBERT A. FOX is Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dr. Fox's previous positions have included member of the Hawaii State Board of Education, a seat on the Board of Directors of the National Education Association, Chair of the NEA Higher Education Caucus, Vice Chair of the American Association of University Professors' Collective Bargaining Congress, and President of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly. He is an author of over 50 papers and presentations on school choice. NINA K. BUCHANAN is a Senior Editor of the Journal of School Choice and Professor Emerita at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dr. Buchanan has published widely in gifted education, project-based learning, and national and international school choice. Her publications include Conducting Research and Evaluation in Gifted Education: A Handbook of Methods and Applications (1991), which is still in wide use.

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