Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The Expanding Role of Privatization in Education: Implications for Teacher Education and Development. |
| Authors: |
Molnar, Alex1, Garcia, David R.2 |
| Source: |
Teacher Education Quarterly. Spring2007, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p11-24. 14p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*School privatization, *Academic achievement, *Educational change, *Proprietary schools, *Charter schools, *Business & education, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |
| Geographic Terms: |
United States |
| Company/Entity: |
Rand Corp. , Edison Schools Inc. |
| Abstract: |
The article discusses how teachers are likely to be affected by the privatization of education. Some researchers feel that a marketplace model is acceptable to use when assessing education reform and the reauthorization of the U.S. No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) furthers the progression towards privatization. Few for-profit education programs actually operate schools as most are Educational Management Organizations (EMO). Some researchers feel that there is little evidence that demonstrates that for-profit education results in higher academic achievement. RAND Corporation did a study of Edison Schools that found it provided an education that may not be superior to the public schools that it was compared to. |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
