Choosing schools: consumer choice and the quality of American schools

"The authors analyze what parents value in education, how much they know about schools, how well they can match what they say they want in schools with what their children get, how satisfied they are with their children's schools, and how their involvement in the schools is affected by the...

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Main Authors: Schneider, Mark (Author), Teske, Paul (Author), Marschall, Melissa (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton [u.a.] Princeton Univ. Press 2000
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Summary:"The authors analyze what parents value in education, how much they know about schools, how well they can match what they say they want in schools with what their children get, how satisfied they are with their children's schools, and how their involvement in the schools is affected by the opportunity to choose. They discover, most notably, that low-income parents value education as much as, if not more than, high-income parents, but do not have access to the same quality of school information. This problem comes under sensitive, thorough scrutiny as do a host of other important topics, from school performance to segregation to children at risk of being left behind."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:XI, 315 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:0691050570

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