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Privatizing Education

Books on: public schooling

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Schooled to Order: A Social History of Public Schooling in the United States

Book by David Nasaw; Oxford University Press, 1981

Subjects:

Educational Sociology--United States--History, Public Schools--United States--History

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...to 0rder A Social History of Public Schooling in the United States DAVID...Introduction A history of American public schooling reduced to graphs would tell...money or place as much trust in public schooling as it once was. 1 It is...
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The Black Struggle for Public Schooling in Nineteenth-Century Illinois

Book by Robert L. McCaul; Southern Illinois University Press, 1987

Subjects:

African Americans--Civil Rights--Illinois--History--19th Century, African Americans--Education--Illinois--History--19th Century

Collections: Education, Entire Library

The Black Struggle for Public Schooling in Nineteenth- Century Illinois...Carbondale and Edwardsville for Public Schooling in Nineteenth-Century Illinois...Robert L. The Black struggle for public schooling in nineteenth-century Illinois...
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Short Route to Chaos: Conscience, Community, and the Re-Constitution of American Schooling

Book by Stephen Arons; University of Massachusetts Press, 1997

Subjects:

Christianity And Politics--United States, Community And School--United States, Educational Law And Legislation--United States, Politics And Education--United States, Public Schools--United States, School Choice--United States, United States--Goals 2000: Educate America Act

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...The price of conscience in public schooling, while of a lesser magnitude...CHAOS Introduction A merican public schooling has fallen upon hard times...local and national demagogues--public schooling seems moribund. 1 One authors...
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Markets for Schooling: An Economic Analysis

Book by Nick Adnett, Peter Davies; Routledge, 2002

Subjects:

Education--Economic Aspects--Cross-Cultural Studies, Educational Change--Cross-Cultural Studies, Public Schools--Cross-Cultural Studies, School Choice--Cross-Cultural Studies

Collections: Education, Entire Library

In this text, Nick Adnett and Peter Davies develop an economic analysis of schooling markets, emphasizing both the strengths and weaknesses of orthodox analyses.
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African-Centered Schooling in Theory and Practice

Book by Diane S. Pollard, Cheryl S. Ajirotutu; Bergin & Garvey, 2000

Subjects:

African American Immersion Schools Evaluation Project, African Americans--Education--Evaluation--Longitudinal Studies, Afrocentrism--United States--Longitudinal Studies, Public Schools--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Longitudinal Studies

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Given the increasing interest in African-centered education as a viable alternative educational strategy, the present study, growing out of the African American Immersion Schools Evaluation Project, provides an important demonstration of the movement from theoretical discussions of the potential ...
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Given the increasing interest in African-centered education as a viable alternative educational strategy, the present study, growing out of the African American Immersion Schools Evaluation Project, provides an important demonstration of the movement from theoretical discussions of the potential benefits of African-centered education to its practice and measurable outcomes in urban public schools. The similarities between Milwaukee and other urban schools districts indicate that the findings from this study should have wide applicability.
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Journal Articles on: public schooling

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A Rejoinder from Frederick Hess: Debating Principles for Public Schooling in a New Century

Journal article by Frederick M. Hess; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 85, 2004

Subjects:

Public schools--Analysis

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Hess: Debating Principles for Public Schooling in a New Century. by...to reconsider the essence of "public schooling" in an age marked by radical...consistent with a notion of public schooling; * that we have always made...
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Learning in and about the Real World: Recontextualizing Public Schooling

Journal article by Evans Clinchy; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 76, 1995

Subjects:

Curriculum change--Analysis, Educational innovations--Analysis, Public schools--Curricula

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...real world: recontextualizing public schooling by Evans Clinchy...the decontextualized world of public schooling. This odd arrangement led to...scientific managers" took over public schooling is contained in Raymond Callahan...
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The Question of Public Trust and the Schooling System

Journal article by Judith Bessant; Australian Journal of Education, Vol. 45, 2001

Subjects:

Child sexual abuse--Investigations, Education and state--Australia, Education--Australia, Psychological child abuse--Investigations, Schools--Public opinion, Social workers--Investigations, Trust (Psychology)--Analysis

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...The question of public trust and the schooling system...national strategy in schooling to prevent paedophilia...towards restoring public trust, but does...abuse within the schooling system would be...sustainable form of public trust. Keywords...
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Public and Private Schooling in Australia: Some Historical and Contemporary Considerations

Journal article by Anthony Potts; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 81, 1999

Subjects:

Australia--Social policy, Education and state--History, Private schools--Management, Public schools--Management

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Public and Private Schooling In Australia: Some Historical...the historical background to public and private schooling encompassing religious freedom...Peter G. Carpenter, "Private Schooling and Public Achievement," Australian Journal...
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Collaborative Consultation: Empowering Public School Personnel to Provide Heterogeneous Schooling for All -- Or, Who Rang That Bell?

Journal article by Ann Nevin; Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, Vol. 1, 1990

Subjects:

Psychological Consultation--Periodicals

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Consultation: Empowering Public School Personnel...Provide Heterogeneous Schooling for All -- or, Who...Heterogeneous Schooling Defined Successful heterogeneous public schools (i.e., schools...of heterogeneous schooling as of this writing...Johnson City Public Schools (Johnson...

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Magazine Articles on: public schooling

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Is Private Schooling Privatizing

Magazine article by Christian Smith, David Sikkink; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, April 1999

Subjects:

Civic leaders--Social aspects, Community life--Citizen participation, Home schooling--Social aspects, Private schools--Social aspects, Public schools--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...church-related schoolers than public schooling families have volunteered for...3 percent, more likely than public schooling families to engage in all of...more private schooling than public schooling families have attended a public...
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Home Schooling and Social Capital

Magazine article by Richard John Neuhaus; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, January 2002

Subjects:

Christians--Education, Home schooling--Evaluation

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library

...found that home-schooling families are actually...communities than public school families...brain drain from the public schools. Smith and...worry that home schooling diverts people from...quality of their public schools. There is...converts to home schooling fit this profile...
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Schooling at Home

Magazine article by Sally Thomas; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, April 2007

Subjects:

Family life--Personal narratives, Home schooling--Methods, Home schooling--Personal narratives

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...itself was something of a mini-curriculum, involving reading, handwriting, composition, art, math, community service, and even public relations. At their best, our days are saturated with what school merely strives to replicate: real, substantial, active, useful...
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Spelling "Home Schooling"

Magazine article by Robert W. Lee; The New American, Vol. 17, December 17, 2001

Subjects:

Department stores--Public relations, Home schooling--Public opinion, J.C. Penney Corporation Inc.--Public relations

Collections: Entire Library

...school system, home schooling is having an increasing...Understandably, some advocates of public schools, unable to compete...instead to tear down home schooling. As the late Professor...drive to demean home schooling. As columnist Malkin...silhouette of a ghetto public-housing complex emblazoned...
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Fulfilling the Public Purpose of Schooling: Educating the Young in Support of Democracy May Be Leadership's Highest Calling

Magazine article by John I. Goodlad; School Administrator, Vol. 61, May 2004

Subjects:

American students--Education, Democracy--Study and teaching, Democracy--United States, United States--Education policy, United States--Political aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Fulfilling the Public Purpose of Schooling: Educating the Young in Support...purpose is that of advancing the public mission of schooling--that of educating the young...the withering of support for public schooling than from the danger of losing...

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Newspaper Articles on: public schooling

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Homegrown Success; Lack of Public Schooling No Handicap, Study Finds

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 23, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Homegrown success; Lack of public schooling no handicap, study...surprise to a home-schooling parent," Mr. Washburne...compared with the general public." The idea for the...better than the general public." Home schooling has been criticized...
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More Blacks Turn to Home-Schooling; Prince George's County Leads the Way as Parents Look for an Alternative to Poor Public Education

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 9, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...blacks turn to home-schooling; Prince Georges...alternative to poor public education...disappointed with public schools," said Gilbert Wilkerson, a home-schooling father of four children...Baltimore-based home-schooling curriculum provider...with or eliminate public schools, "but it...
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Home Schooling Your Public School Child

Newspaper article by Marian Kester Coombs; The Washington Times, July 8, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Home schooling your public school child by Marian Kester...and Marsha Youngblood have taught in public, private and international schools for...restoring "real math" to California public schools. Its Web site (www.ourworld...
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Group Shares Tips on Home Schooling Teens

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 26, 2006

Subjects:

Home schooling, Teenagers, Youth

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...years ago. Chris Hayman went to home-schooling support groups and heard many great ideas...Most families sent their children to public or private schools for high school. Eventually...other high school age students. Home schooling "was a family decision," Chris Hayman...
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Home-Schooling and Government

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 13, 2008

Subjects:

Home schooling

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...with the same brush. Some pretty horrific things happen in public schools, but there is certainly no court measure taken to limit...anyone who is interested in finding out the facts about home-schooling, I suggest the Web site of Home School Legal Defense Association...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: public schooling

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Home Schooling

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

HOME SCHOOLING the practice...alternative to attending public or private elementary...with conventional public schools. Home schooling may also include...instruction forbidden in public settings. By the...In Europe, home schooling is usually illegal...
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Pennsylvania Dutch

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...democratic society; for many years they opposed public schooling, preferring to retain their own standards and manners...and telephones. The Amish have continued to oppose public schooling, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1972 that the...
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Mann, Horace

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Mass. He received a sparse preliminary schooling, but succeeded in entering Brown in the...board of education at a time when the public school system was in very bad condition. Within his 12-year period of service, public interest was aroused, a movement for better...
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Johnson, Andrew

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Greeneville. A man of no formal schooling but of great perseverance and...farmers interested in discussing public affairs. The best debater in...was almost continuously in public office, being alderman (1828...his third attempt to resume public office, he was returned to...
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Greeley, Horace

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Tribune, b. Amherst, N.H. Early Life His irregular schooling, ending at 15, was followed by a four-year apprenticeship...office in partnership with another printer. Greeleys interest in public questions led him to found (1834), with a new partner, the...

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