| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 367 pages). |
| Series |
Debating issues in American education ; v. 1
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Are charter schools a viable educational model as an alternative to public education? -- Do ethnocentric charter schools unconstitutionally discriminate on the basis of race and/or national origin? -- Should faith-based charter schools survive constitutional scrutiny? -- Are culturally specific charter schools an appropriate means of preserving Muslim identity? -- Is there any benefit to proprietary for-profit schools? -- Are publicly funded programs that afford parents the option of where to educate their children the most appropriate ways to promote educational choice? -- Should homeschooling be subject to greater state regulation in such areas as teacher qualifications and curricular content? -- Should the Jewish community in the United States provide Jewish day schools for all Jewish children as a means of preserving their Jewish identity? -- Do private, nonsectarian schools enhance student achievement? -- Do magnet schools enhance student achievement? -- Do single-sex classes and/or schools better address the needs of elementary and/or secondary school students? -- Is Head Start worth preserving? -- Are vocational education and apprenticeship programs valuable? -- Are year-round schools an appropriate way to improve student outcomes? -- Are Native American schools a viable means of enhancing student achievement? |
| Summary |
Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. This volume examines alternative schooling and school choice, covering such issues as charter schools, for-profit schools, faith-based schools, magnet schools, and vouchers. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
School choice -- United States.
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Alternative education -- United States.
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EDUCATION -- Finance.
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Alternative education. (OCoLC)fst00806145
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School choice. (OCoLC)fst01107255
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Osborne, Allan G., Jr., 1951-
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Russo, Charles J.
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Cattaro, Gerald Michael.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Alternative schooling and school choice. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2012 9781412987950 (DLC) 2011040901 (OCoLC)756593024 |
| ISBN |
9781452218328 (electronic bk.) |
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1452218323 (electronic bk.) |
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9781452266572 (electronic bk.) |
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1452266573 (electronic bk.) |
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