Witte The Market Approach to Education

An Analysis of America's First Voucher Program
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ISBN: 978-1-4008-2331-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

John F. Witte is Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His books include Democracy, Authority, and Alienation in Work; Choice and Control in American Education, co-edited with William Clune; and The Politics and Development of the Federal Income Tax.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Witte, John F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures ix

List of Tables xi

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

1. Introduction 3

2. The Enduring Controversy over Educational Choice 11

3. Educational Choice and the Milwaukee Voucher Program 29

Appendix to Chapter 3: Historical MPS Achievement Test Data 49

4. Who Participates in Choice Programs? 52

5. The Milwaukee Choice Schools 83

6. Outcomes of the Milwaukee Voucher Program 112

Appendix to Chapter 6: Modeling Selection Bias 152

7. The Politics of Vouchers 157

8. Implications and Conclusions 190

References 211

Index

Über Autor(innen)

John F. Witte is Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His books include Democracy, Authority, and Alienation in Work; Choice and Control in American Education, co-edited with William Clune; and The Politics and Development of the Federal Income Tax.