School Choice around the World : … And the Lessons We Can Learn.

Intro -- _Hlk867961 -- About the authors -- Foreword -- Summary -- Tables and figures -- 1 Introduction -- Pauline Dixon and Steve Humble -- 2 English education reform: past, present and future -- Toby Young -- PISA -- Academies -- Free Schools -- Ofsted -- University access -- Grammar schools -- Curriculum and exam reforms -- Research -- 'No Excuses' -- References -- 3 The powers and limits of a national school voucher system: the case of Sweden -- Nick Cowen -- Overview and history -- Funding -- Extent -- The good -- The bad -- The debate -- The limits of choice -- Internationella Engelska Skolan vs. Kunskapsskolan -- Why does this matter? -- Human capital vs. signalling -- Possible ways forward -- References -- 4 Improving civil society through private school choice: a review of the US evidence -- Corey A. DeAngelis and Patrick J. Wolf -- Theory -- Review content -- Tolerance -- Civic engagement -- Social order -- Overall results -- Need for further research -- Conclusion and policy implications -- References -- 5 Global ideas, national values and local policies: Estonian school choice policy design -- Kaire Põder and Triin Lauri -- Introduction -- Estonia's achievements on the world stage -- How the current educational system stems from historical legacies -- Implicit school choice: policy learning from Europe -- Controversial policy but good outcomes -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 School choice in Liberia -- Pauline Dixon and Steve Humble -- Introduction -- Historical contexts -- School choice for the poor in the slums of Monrovia -- Partnership schools for Liberia -- Summary -- References -- 7 Poor parents are careful choosers: dispelling the myth that school choice harms the poor -- M. Danish Shakeel and Patrick J. Wolf -- Introduction -- Private school choice programmes for poor families -- How poor parents select schools.

Evidence on educational outcomes from parental selections -- Conclusion and policy implications -- References -- 8 Choosing education: evidence from India and towards a transactional ecological approach -- Chris Counihan -- Introduction -- Education unleashed -- Towards a parental choice ecology -- Vouchers and choices -- Policy recommendations and emergent quality factors -- Conclusion -- References -- About the IEA -- Table 1 School behaviour -- Table 2 The effect of school choice on tolerance -- Table 3 The effect of school choice on civil engagement -- Table 4 The effect of school choice on social order -- Table 5 Summary of results -- Table 6 Top scorers in PISA 2015: average scores for science, reading and maths -- Table 7 Characteristics of child's household by type of school attended -- Table 8 Estimates of the empirical model -- Figure 1 UK GCSE Level classifications from June 1988 to 2015 -- Figure 2 England PISA performance -- Figure 3 School mean GCSE points score in England and Wales over time -- Figure 4 The effect of post-2010 sponsored Academies on pupil outcomes at Key Stage 4 -- Figure 5 Percentage of pupils taking their GCSEs in 2008 who go on to university at age 18 or 19, by ethnicity and socioeconomic quintile group -- Figure 6 Prevalence of pupil characteristics in the 2016 Key Stage 4 cohort of selective schools -- Figure 7 How school choice influences civic values -- Blank Page.

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