Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-232) and index.
1. School choice : an overview -- 2. School choice and transition -- 3. School choice and globalisation -- 4. School choice and marketisation -- 5. School choice, competition and performance -- 6. Actualising choice in schools and communities -- 7. Well-being and capability -- 8. Utility and functionings -- 9. Aggregation and evaluation -- 10. Asset-mapping.
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"Our understanding of school choice and its impact on student well-being is under-theorised, and research is inconclusive in respect of the theoretical complexities involved in the way choice is offered, understood and actualised within families. Having a choice between a poor school and a good school, whereas previously there was only a good school, does not increase well-being. And what use is the freedom to attend any school for those without the wherewithal to organise family life around travel? This book attempts to construct a better understanding of these issues and their relationship to choice and well-being."--Jacket.