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American Education, 10/e
Joel Spring

Local Control, Home Schooling, Choice, Charter Schools, Privatization, and Commercialism

Learning Objectives

Following the completion of this chapter:

The learner will be able to compare and contrast how community power structures impact control over educational systems.

The learner will be able to discuss the impact that educational bureaucracies have upon educational systems.

The learner will be able to describe the alternatives to traditional public school structures, as well as identify and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.