American education and the dynamics of choice

James R. Rinehart and Jackson F. Lee, Jr.

This insightful look at American education explores difficult but realistic solutions to the education dilemma. Focusing on parent/student choice and the privatization/deregulation of public schools, Rinehart and Lee suggest that the lack of these two vital ingredients is the root cause of poor school performance. Any reform effort within the government-controlled education monopoly will inevitably fail because the present system ignores basic laws of human behavior--people want to operate in their own best interest and value most that over which they have direct control. The authors set out to prove that increased choice and unencumbered competition among schools result in dramatic educational improvement. Writing for the professional educator and the general reader, Rinehart and Lee view the American educational system from a provocative and new perspective. The book reveals many of the current problems with public schools and explores different types of choice systems. Rinehart and Lee achieve three main goals. They first demonstrate that public school systems consistently fail because of their failure to adhere to certain fundamental laws of human behavior. Second, they make a case that the current reform movement in education will fail or fall short of expectations. Finally, they propose challenging, realistic solutions that focus on educational choice and privatization of public schools. The authors point out that as a rule the more choice, the better. "American Education and the Dynamics of Choice" maintains that all public schools should be sold and parents should be given vouchers by the government permitting them to enroll their children in any private school they wish.

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書名 American education and the dynamics of choice
著作者等 Lee, Jackson F.
Rinehart, James R.
出版元 Praeger
刊行年月 c1991
ページ数 xii, 172 p.
大きさ 22 cm
ISBN 0275938239
NCID BA13147719
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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