The Wiley Handbook of School Choice
The Wiley Handbook of School Choice

Author: Robert A. Fox

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-05-01

Total Pages: 557

ISBN-13: 1119082358

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The Wiley Handbook of School Choice presents a comprehensive collection of original essays addressing the wide range of alternatives to traditional public schools available in contemporary US society. A comprehensive collection of the latest research findings on school choices in the US, including charter schools, magnet schools, school vouchers, home schooling, private schools, and virtual schools Viewpoints of both advocates and opponents of each school choice provide balanced examinations and opinions Perspectives drawn from both established researchers and practicing professionals in the U.S. and abroad and from across the educational spectrum gives a holistic outlook Includes thorough coverage of the history of traditional education in the US, its current state, and predictions for the future of each alternative school choice

The Origins of the American High School
The Origins of the American High School

Author: William J. Reese

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9780300079432

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An analysis of the social changes and political debates that shaped 19th-century American high schools. It reveals what students studied and how they behaved, what teachers expected of them and how they taught, and how boys and girls, whites and blacks, experienced high school.

A Social History of Education in England
A Social History of Education in England

Author: John Lawson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-28

Total Pages: 523

ISBN-13: 1134531958

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Originally published in 1973,this book describes the medieval origins of the British education system, and the transformations successive historical events – such as the Reformation, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution – have wrought on it. It examines the effect on the educational pattern of such major cultural upheavals as the Renaissance; it looks at the different parts played by church and state, and the influence of new social and educational philosophies.