Who Chooses ? Voucher and Interdistrict Choice Programs in Milwaukee  

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Thorn, Christopher A. ; Witte, John F.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: American Journal of Education vol. 104 no. 3 (May 1996), page 186-217.
Topik: PROGRAM; voucher; interdistrict choice; milwaukee

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: AA37.6 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Choice in American education remains one of the more important and certainly more controversial issues in education reform movements. This article analyzes two types of choice programs located in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Numerous research issues are involved in the debates over educational choice. Two of the most important sets of issues are who chooses and why, and what are the effects on educational outcomes? This article is concerned with the first set of questions. The theme of the article is that who chooses is a function of the type and design of the choice program itself. Although there are some similarities in the characteristics of students and families in the Milwaukee Parental Choice program (a private - school voucher program) and the Chapter 220 program (an interdistrict public - school choice program), the contrasts are sharp and consistent across key variables. That result may not be welcomed by those seeking simple and decisive conclusions concerning some general theory of educational choice. We, however, view it somewhat positively because the message is that policymakers have the ability to create different choice programs to address different problems with appropriate effects on diverse student populations.

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