School Diversification in Second-Best Education Markets: International Evidence and Conflicting Theories of Change

Autor/in	Lubienski, Christopher
Titel	School Diversification in Second-Best Education Markets: International Evidence and Conflicting Theories of Change
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 20 (2006) 2, S.323-344 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904805284049
Schlagwörter	Competition; Public Education; Organizational Change; Educational Change; Educational Administration; Student Recruitment; School Choice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wettkampf; Öffentliche Erziehung; Organisationswandel; Bildungsreform; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Choice of school; Schulwahl
Abstract	According to theorists, choice and competition are intended to force schools to innovate and diversify their programs. However, evidence from several countries suggests that schools are not responding to competitive incentives as expected: (a) instead of innovating in the classroom, schools often embrace traditional practices; (b) innovations in administration tend to enable schools to more effectively shape their enrollment, rather than pursue more effective or diverse educational practices; and (c) public-sector policies, not competitive pressures, produced the most innovative and diversified options for families. The analysis considers the predominant theoretical perspective on organizational change, and points to difficulties in applying this reasoning to education. Instead, the article suggests a more complex understanding of market processes in education. The peculiar nature of public education as a second-best market corrupts the incentives intended by reforms that impose market-style competition on schools. (Contains 4 notes and 1 figure.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10