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Private Schools in Ten Countries: Policy and Practice book cover

1st Edition

Private Schools in Ten Countries Policy and Practice

Edited By Geoffrey Walford Copyright 1989
242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge
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First published in 1989, Private Schools in Ten Countries provides a much needed comparative study, examining private schooling in England and Wales, Scotland, the USA, Canada, Australia, France, West Germany, the Netherlands and Japan. The authors, all experts in their field, describe the nature and extent of private schooling in an historical, economic, and social context. They discuss... Read more

Contributors List of tables List of figures Introduction: Private schools policy and practice in comparative perspective Geoffrey Walford 1. England and Wales: The role of the private sector Geoff Whitty, Tony Edwards and John Fitz 2. Scotland: Changes in government policy towards private schools Geoffrey Walford 3. United States of America: Contours of continuity and controversy in private schools Peter W Cookson Jr. 4. Canada: Private schools John J .Bergen 5. Australia: Private schools and public policy Don Smart and Janice Dudley 6. France: Catholic Schools, class security and the public sector Richard Teese 7. Federal Republic of Germany: the situation and development of the private school system Manfred Weiss and Corneila Mattern 8. The Netherlands: Benefits and costs of privatized public services: lessons from the Dutch educational system Estelle James 9. Japan: Private Education Brian Holmes Conclusion Geoffrey Walford

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