Autonomy and Choice in Context: An International Perspective

By P. Cookson, Shapira R. Shapira, R. Shapira

This book brings together for the first time the most current research about the academic effects and policy implications of the school reform known as parental choice. The topic of choice in education is discussed in terms of why, when, where and how, if at all, it should be implemented. The contents are fourteen original papers written by scholars from Israel, UK, the United States and Canada and brings together the empirical studies of school choice examined in an international context.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0080427774
• ISBN13: 9780080427775
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Pergamon
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"