CONTENTS
List of Illustrations = ⅸ
Acknowledgments = xi
Introduction
1 Studying Privatization in Education / Henry M. Levin = 3
Introduction = 3
Setting the Agenda = 12
Surveying the Horizon = 17
Notes = 18
References = 18
2 Educational Vouchers and the Media / Lee D. Mitgang ; Christopher V. Connell = 20
The Stakes and the Stakeholders = 22
The Media's Challenges = 25
What Can Be Done? = 30
Notes = 33
References = 35
Implementation Issues
3 The Legal Status of Privatization and Vouchers in Education / Frank R. Kemerer = 39
Privatization Within the Public Sector = 40
Vouchers, Tax Deductions, and Tax Credits = 48
Stakeholders and the Research Agenda = 54
Conclusion = 60
Appendix = 61
Notes = 62
4 Information and Choice in Educational Privatization / Mark Schneider = 72
Parents as Stakeholders : Choice at the Individual Level = 74
The Benefits and Costs of Gathering Information About Public Goods = 79
Not Everyone Needs to Be Informed : The Concept of the "Marginal Consumer" = 81
The Role of Other Stakeholders in the Provision of Information = 83
The Role of Other Levels of Government and Business as Stakeholders = 85
Increasing Information Levels = 86
Constructing an Internet Site for Schools in the District of Columbia = 88
Stratification in the Use of Information = 94
Setting an Agenda for Schools and Information = 97
Notes = 99
References = 99
Preschools and Higher Education
5 Preschools and Privatization / Ellen Magenheim = 105
The Issues = 106
Who Are the Stakeholders with an Interest in This Issue and What Are Their Interests and Concerns? = 112
What Types of Studies Might Address These Concerns? = 121
Conclusion = 129
References = 130
6 Privatization in Higher Education / Arthur Levine = 133
The Major Actors = 141
The Implications for Higher Education = 144
Research Questions = 146
References = 148
International Dimensions
7 Privatization Through Vouchers in Developing Countries : The Cases of Chile and Colombia / Martin Carnoy ; Patrick J. McEwan = 151
Vouchers and Reform in Chile, 1980-1996 = 153
Lessons from the Chilean Voucher Plan = 160
Targeted Vouchers in Colombia = 167
Lessons from the Colombian Voucher Plan = 170
Conclusions = 172
Notes = 173
References = 175
8 Privatization in Industrialized Countries / Geoffrey Walford = 178
Privatization in England and Wales = 180
Privatization Measures in the 1990s = 185
Privatization Under Labour? = 188
Privatization in the Netherlands = 190
Setting the Research Agenda = 194
References = 197
Charter Schools
9 Assessing the Growth and Potential of Charter Schools / Pearl Rock Kane ; Christopher J. Lauricella = 203
Charter Schools : Early History = 204
The Charter School Concept = 204
From Concept to Reality = 205
Factors That Inhibit or Stimulate Charter School Growth = 206
Charter School Demographics = 207
Charter Schools as a Potential Reform = 210
References = 231
10 Privatization and Charter School Reform : Economic, Political and Social Dimensions / Amy Stuart Wells ; Janelle Scott = 234
The Multiple Meanings of Charter School Reform and Privatization = 235
The Intersection of Charter School Reform and Privatization = 241
Implications and Further Research = 254
Conclusion = 256
Notes = 257
References = 257
Perspectives of Stakeholders
11 Vouchers, Privatization, and the Poor / Gary Natriello = 263
Framing the Issue = 264
Major Stakeholders = 266
Stakeholder Interests = 267
Studies to Address the Concerns of Stakeholders = 269
Existing Research = 275
Conclusion = 277
References = 277
12 Teachers and Privatization / Caroline Hodges Persell = 279
Who Are the Stakeholders and What Are Their Concerns = 279
Previous Work on Privatization = 283
Needed Research = 295
Notes = 298
References = 299
Evaluation Designs
13 Criteria for Evaluating School Voucher Studies / David E. Myers = 303
Framing the Policy Question = 305
Criteria for Evaluating School Voucher Studies = 306
Summary of Criteria and Illustrative Report Card = 312
Notes = 315
References = 316
14 Designing Education Voucher Experiments : Recommendations for Researchers, Funders, and Users / Fred Doolittle ; Wendy Connors = 318
Key Policy-Related Questions = 320
Key Research Methodology Questions = 325
Conclusion = 352
Notes = 352
References = 357
About tire Editor and Contributors = 361
Index = 365
