School Admissions and Accountability Planning, Choice or Chance? /
Whitehouse, Mike,1961-
Stevens, Roz.
Questions about school admissions are a perennial source of tension and debate, and indeed often reveal a burning sense of injustice. This book review school admission policies and practices in relation to fundamental constitutional and democratic expectations, including expectations relating to equality and equity.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
One.The admissions question -- Two.The changing policy context -- Three.The rise and fall of the planning model -- Four.Admissions in a quasi-market system: policy developments 1988 to 2012 -- Five.The realities of choice and accountability in the quasi-market -- Six.Admissions by lottery -- Seven.Conclusions.
Questions about school admissions are a perennial source of tension and debate, and indeed often reveal a burning sense of injustice. This book review school admission policies and practices in relation to fundamental constitutional and democratic expectations, including expectations relating to equality and equity.
Description based on print version record.
High schools
Educational accountability.
Educational accountability
High schools