What Price Free Schools? The Continued Insidious Privatisation of UK State Education

Autor/in	Kitchener, David
Titel	What Price Free Schools? The Continued Insidious Privatisation of UK State Education
Quelle	In: FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 55 (2013) 3, S.407-414 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0963-8253
DOI	10.2304/forum.2013.55.3.407
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Privatization; Educational Experience; Free Schools; Charter Schools; Social Class; Social Differences; Competition; School Choice; Ideology; Educational Attainment; Institutional Cooperation; Educational History; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Privatisation; Privatisierung; Bildungserfahrung; Free school; Freie Schule; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Sozialer Unterschied; Wettkampf; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Ideologie; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Schweden; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	A review of American charter schools and Swedish free-school research is outlined, providing strong evidence that both free-market models are flawed in their claims of enhancing young people's educational experience. A substantial body of work is included that strongly indicates charter and free schools increase social segregation and lower educational attainment. It is also argued that the rationale for and commitment to competition undermines cooperation between schools and reinforces class differentiation, suggesting the view that the model facilitates choice is erroneous. It is also argued its inception in the UK is, like the academies model, driven by a narrow ideological stance and should be replaced by a non-selective, state-funded, comprehensive school model accessible to all. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10