Rethinking School Choice: Limits of the Market Metaphor by Jeffrey R. Henig (Eng

Description: Rethinking School Choice by Jeffrey R. Henig Advocates of school vouchers and other choice proposals couch their arguments in the fashionable language of economic theory. Choice initiatives at all levels of government have succeeded. This book disputes the appropriateness of the market metaphor as a guide to education policy. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Advocates of school vouchers and other choice proposals couch their arguments in the fashionable language of economic theory. Choice initiatives at all levels of government have succeeded, it is claimed, because they shift responsibility for education reform from government to market forces. This timely book disputes the appropriateness of the market metaphor as a guide to education policy. Engaging the debate on the levels both of empirical analysis and democratic theory, Jeffrey R. Henig traces the evolution of school choice as an idea and in practice. Its legacy, he observes, is a mixed one. Sometimes it has been a vehicle for racial and economic segregation, with divisive and corrosive effects. Where school choice has worked, the record shows, it has depended less on the magic of the market than on an elusive combination of strong political leadership, resolute governmental commitment, supportive coalitions of private interests, and a willingness on all sides to challenge parochial gain in the name of the larger social good.The real danger in market-based choice proposals, Henig argues, is not that they might allow some children to attend private schools at public expenses, but that they tend to crowd out the public forums that must flourish if questions of national policy are to be democratically resolved. Rather than concentrating on the comparative merits of private and public institutions as service-delivery mechanisms, the urgent need in the years ahead will be to focus on their relative advantages in promoting deliberation, debate, and decision-making. Notes This book makes a forceful, tough-minded contribution to the raging debate over school choice. But it goes well beyond this debate, and refocuses the way we look at education. -- John F. Witte,University of Wisconsin-Madison Back Cover "This book makes a forceful, tough-minded contribution to the raging debate over school choice. But it goes well beyond this debate, and refocuses the way we look at education." --John F. Witte,University of Wisconsin-Madison Author Biography Jeffrey R. Henig is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Washington Area Studies at George Washington University. His other books include Public Policy and Federalism: Issues in State and Local Politics. Table of Contents List of Figures and TablesPrefaceCh. 1The Call for Choice and Radical Reform3Ch. 2The Political Meaning of "Crisis"26Ch. 3Application of the Market Model57Ch. 4Repackaging Choice78Ch. 5Evolving Practice: Problematic Lessons from History101Ch. 6Uses of Evidence: The Empirical Case that "Choice Works"117Ch. 7Reinterpreting the Lessons of Experience149Ch. 8How Market-Based Plans Will Fail174Ch. 9Putting Educational Choice in Its Place196Afterword223Notes243Index291 Review "For anyone interested in a full treatment of [choice], Henigs Rethinking School Choice is an absolute must. Exhaustive, comprehensive, and balanced, Henigs book sets the standard, for style as well as context, against which others will be measured."--Gerald Bracey, The Washington Post "A tightly argued effort to reduce the crisis mentality about American education and suggest that shopping for schools is not the same as shopping for VCRs... An intricate but fair-minded discussion that ultimately--while for choice--comes down against market-based vouchers."--Kirkus Reviews "This book makes a forceful, tough-minded contribution to the raging debate over school choice. But it goes well beyond this debate, and refocuses the way we look at education."--John F. Witte, University of Wisconsin-Madison, co-editor of Choice and Control in American Education Promotional This book makes a forceful, tough-minded contribution to the raging debate over school choice. But it goes well beyond this debate, and refocuses the way we look at education. -- John F. Witte,University of Wisconsin-Madison Kirkus US Review A tightly argued effort to reduce the crisis mentality about American education and suggest that shopping for schools is not the same as shopping for VCRs. The idea of giving taxpayers vouchers and allowing them leeway to pick and choose schools for their children surfaced in modern times about 30 years ago, says Henig (Political Science/George Washington Univ.; Public Policy and Federalism, etc. - not reviewed). Economist Milton Friedman was the early proponent of vouchers - a better-mousetrap idea (build a better school, and they will come) - and freedom of choice became the soundbite. But it was an idea that got distorted during the civil-rights era of the 1960s and 70s, when southern states grabbed it as a justification for segregated "academies." Market choice surfaced again during the Reagan and Bush - and Clinton - administrations over what was generally agreed to be a crisis in American education. SAT scores were falling, high-school graduates were "illiterate," US students were ignorant of math, science, geography, and the foundations of Western culture. To some, choice became a code-word for either segregation or desegregation; to others, it was the answer to bringing American students up to par in the global economy. Henig argues here that the "crisis" in education is exaggerated, and that setting up competition among schools via vouchers or other directly competitive systems evades the complexity of the problem. Vouchers are still under debate, but now-popular magnet schools are a model of one variant of market choice. Citing the usual suspects - New York Citys District 4; Montgomery County, Maryland; the Twin Cities - Henigs claim is that choice succeeds when government support and citizen involvement are strong, political leadership is focused, and educators have a goal. An intricate but fair-minded discussion that ultimately - while for choice - comes down against market-based vouchers. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description Advocates of school vouchers and other choice proposals couch their arguments in the fashionable language of economic theory. Choice initiatives at all levels of government have succeeded, it is claimed, because they shift responsibility for education reform from government to market forces. This timely book disputes the appropriateness of the market metaphor as a guide to education policy. Engaging the debate on the levels both of empirical analysis and democratic theory, Jeffrey R. Henig traces the evolution of school choice as an idea and in practice. Its legacy, he observes, is a mixed one. Sometimes it has been a vehicle for racial and economic segregation, with divisive and corrosive effects. Where school choice has worked, the record shows, it has depended less on the magic of the market than on an elusive combination of strong political leadership, resolute governmental commitment, supportive coalitions of private interests, and a willingness on all sides to challenge parochial gain in the name of the larger social good.The real danger in market-based choice proposals, Henig argues, is not that they might allow some children to attend private schools at public expenses, but that they tend to crowd out the public forums that must flourish if questions of national policy are to be democratically resolved. Rather than concentrating on the comparative merits of private and public institutions as service-delivery mechanisms, the urgent need in the years ahead will be to focus on their relative advantages in promoting deliberation, debate, and decision-making. Review Quote This book makes a forceful, tough-minded contribution to the raging debate over school choice. But it goes well beyond this debate, and refocuses the way we look at education. -- n F. Witte, University of Wisconsin-Madison, co-editor of "Choice and Control in American Education Details ISBN0691044724 Author Jeffrey R. Henig Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 0691044724 ISBN-13 9780691044729 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 371.01 Year 1995 Imprint Princeton University Press Subtitle Limits of the Market Metaphor Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Residence DC, US Birth 1951 Affiliation George Washington University Pages 312 Short Title RETHINKING SCHOOL CHOICE WITH Translated from English DOI 10.1604/9780691044729 UK Release Date 1995-08-13 NZ Release Date 1995-08-13 US Release Date 1995-08-13 Edition Description Revised edition Publication Date 1995-08-13 Alternative 9780691033471 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 1995-10-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161696692;

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