Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?

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Main Author: Neves, Vítor
Publication Date: 2016
Format: Other
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: Choice and competition are two buzzwords in the current discourse on education. It is often argued that, in order to achieve a better education, “freedom of choice” and more competition among schools are needed. This article questions this assertion. It discusses the concepts of choice and competition and claims that, rather than a technical issue (as economists usually maintain), the desirability or otherwise of adopting market mechanisms in education is, first of all, an issue regarding the purposes of education and how the means chosen condition the goals that individuals and society aim to attain.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
title Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
spellingShingle Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
Neves, Vítor
School choice
Education
Freedom
Competition
Economics
title_short Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
title_full Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
title_fullStr Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
title_full_unstemmed Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
title_sort Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
author Neves, Vítor
author_facet Neves, Vítor
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Neves, Vítor
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv School choice
Education
Freedom
Competition
Economics
topic School choice
Education
Freedom
Competition
Economics
description Choice and competition are two buzzwords in the current discourse on education. It is often argued that, in order to achieve a better education, “freedom of choice” and more competition among schools are needed. This article questions this assertion. It discusses the concepts of choice and competition and claims that, rather than a technical issue (as economists usually maintain), the desirability or otherwise of adopting market mechanisms in education is, first of all, an issue regarding the purposes of education and how the means chosen condition the goals that individuals and society aim to attain.
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