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TRADING IN FUTURES

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This text argues that the faith in educational markets is misplaced. Throughout the English speaking world and now Western Europe and parts of East Asia, parental choice and educational markets are being seen by politicians and policy advisors as the apanacea to problems of low educational standards and social exclusion. This volume systematically tests the assumptions underlying the faith in markets by linking an analysis of parental choice to flows of students between schools and their impact on school effectiveness. The results suggest ability to realise choices is dependent on social class, gender and race, and that this can have a negative impact on some school's performance. Rather than raise standards the impact of markets is to polarize them, leading to an impoverished education for many students.

Author Biography

David Hughes is Senior Lecturer in the Education Department, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Hugh Lauder is Professor in the Education Department, University of Bath. Sue Watson is Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania, USA. Sietske Waslander is a Research Fellow at the University of Gronigen, Holland. Martin Thrupp is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Rob Strathdee is a PhD student at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Ibrahim Simiyu was Project Officer for the Smithfield Project, New Zealand. Ann Dupuis is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Massey University, New Zealand. Jim McGlinn was a Researcher on the Smithfield Project, New Zealand. Jennie Hamlin was a Researcher on the Smithfield Project, New Zealand.
Release date Australia
May 16th, 1999
Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Imprint
Open University Press
Pages
206
Publisher
Open University Press
Dimensions
151x227x12
ISBN-13
9780335202775
Product ID
2428813

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