how parents negotiate the new school market in Australia /
First Statement of Responsibility
Craig Campbell, Helen Proctor, Geoffrey Sherington.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Crows Nest, N.S.W. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Allen & Unwin,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 volume
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Parents are willing to move suburbs, compromise their financial security or give up travel to get their children into their preferred school. Most parents themselves were educated in public schools and contend they are satisfied with the experience, yet now many aspire to a private school education for their children. What is motivating parents and driving school choice? What are the implications for Australian society into the future? Drawing on extensive interviews with parents and school principals in independent, religious and public schools, School Choice gets to the heart of this movement for radical social change. The authors examine the aspirations of middle class parents, school marketing campaigns, government policy, and the changing nature of independent, religious and public schools."--Provided by publisher.