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Author:

Buckley, Jack, 1972-

Title:

Charter schools : hope or hype? / Jack Buckley and Mark Schneider.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xii, 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Charter schools--United States.
Écoles à charte--États-Unis.
Onderwijsvernieuwing.
Onderwijssociologie.
Achterstandsgebieden.

Other Authors:

Schneider, Mark, 1946-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-334) and index.

Contents:

Index. List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 13. evolution of charter-school choice in the District of Columbia -- ch. 3. The panel study -- ch. 4. Are charter-school students harder to educate than those in the traditional public schools? -- ch. 5. Shopping for schools on the Internet using DCSchoolSearch.com -- ch. 6. What do parents want from schools? : it depends on how you ask -- ch. 7. School choice and the importance of parental information -- ch. 8. How do parents access and process information about schools? -- ch. 9. Satisfaction with schools -- ch. 10. Will you still love me tomorrow? : parental satisfaction over time -- ch. 11. Building social capital in the nation's capital : can school choice build a foundation for cooperative behavior? -- ch. 12. Do charter schools promote citizenship among students? -- ch. 13. Charter schools : hype or hope? -- Notes -- References -- Index.

ISBN:

0691129851 (alk. paper)
9780691129853 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)86167608

LCCN:

2006049706

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)