First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Analyzes the experience of three elementary schools during their transition from public to private and decentralized, and how they dealt with some of the challenges they encountered after the change. Highlights how they developed organizational structures that allowed input to all participants, retained parents, allowed teachers more autonomy, and kept the students interested. Emphasizes the importance of adhering to a mission and long- range planning. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
The presentation of a practical model showing how three schools dealt with privatization. This study asks whether privatization is a means of improving education and discusses the issues central to successful privatization including the choices for parents.
