Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?

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Main Author: Neves, Vítor
Publication Date: 2018
Format: Article
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 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 influence the goals that individuals and society aim to attain.
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spelling Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?.Liberdade de escolha e concorrência na educação: uma controvérsia sem fim à vista?liberdade de escolhaconcorrênciaeducaçãoeconomiaschool choiceeducationfreedomcompetitioneconomics.Choice and competition are two buzzwords in the current discourse on education. It is often argued that in order to achieve 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 influence the goals that individuals and society aim to attain..Escolha e concorrência são dois chavões em voga no discurso atual sobre educação. Argumenta-se frequentemente que “liberdade de escolha” e mais concorrência entre escolas são fundamentais para uma melhor educação. Este artigo questiona esta ideia. Nele discutem-se os conceitos de “escolha” e “concorrência” no contexto da educação e defende-se que, ao invés de uma questão técnica, como os economistas em geral sustentam, a desejabilidade ou não da adoção de mecanismos de mercado na educação é, antes de mais, uma questão sobre os fins da educação e sobre o modo como os meios escolhidos influenciam os objetivos que os indivíduos e a sociedade pretendem alcançar.Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa2018-06-29info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2018227.01https://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2018227.01Análise Social; Vol. 53 N.º 227 (2018); 260-2792182-29990003-2573reponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAPenghttps://revistas.rcaap.pt/analisesocial/article/view/22300https://revistas.rcaap.pt/analisesocial/article/view/22300/16427Direitos de Autor (c) 2018 Análise Socialinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNeves, Vítor2024-03-09T06:14:37Zoai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/22300Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T10:01:08.622910Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
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Liberdade de escolha e concorrência na educação: uma controvérsia sem fim à vista?
title Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
spellingShingle Choice and competition in education: an endless controversy?
Neves, Vítor
liberdade de escolha
concorrência
educação
economia
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 liberdade de escolha
concorrência
educação
economia
school choice
education
freedom
competition
economics
.
topic liberdade de escolha
concorrência
educação
economia
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 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 influence the goals that individuals and society aim to attain.
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