Private Schools and National Policy: A Comparative Study of Australia and the United States.

Autor/in	Jones, Thomas H.
Titel	Private Schools and National Policy: A Comparative Study of Australia and the United States.
Quelle	(1983), (179 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Catholic Schools; Comparative Education; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Aid; Federal Regulation; Financial Support; Foreign Countries; Government School Relationship; Parochial Schools; Politics of Education; Private Education; Private School Aid; Religious Education; School Choice; School Demography; School Support; Social Distribution; State Church Separation; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Katholische Schule; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bundeskompetenz; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausland; Konfessionsschule; Educational policy; Privatunterricht; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schulbesuchsrate; Schulförderverein; Kirche-Staat-Beziehung; Australien
Abstract	Pursuant to the emerging political issue of government financial support for private schools in the United States, a study was made of the Australian system of educational finance, which includes substantial government aid to nongovernment schools. Following a historical analysis and typology of government educational policy in both countries, a composite profile of Australian policymakers' attitudes toward their federal government's school aid policies was derived from formal interviews with 10 Australian officials at levels ranging from school principal to minister of education, representing the three major school sectors--"government" schools, Catholic systemic, and independent nonsystemic schools. The 22 interview questions covered such issues as differences between governement and nongovernment schools, government influence on operations, curriculum issues, achievement levels, fees, racial/ethnic demographics, political affiliations, and religious/secular issues. Contrary to expectations, a high degree of consensus was revealed among these educational leaders' opinions, despite their diverse affiliations. A summary of their views is provided, followed by the implications of the study for educational policy in America. If the federal government begins to aid private schools, the results will be (1) incentives for closer cooperation between public and private sectors; (2) greater parental satisfaction; and (3) a boom in religious education; but also (4) an increase in social segregation, as upper income groups are siphoned off from the public school system. (TE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC