Private Education: Studies in Choice and Public Policy (Yale Studies on Non-Profit Organizations)

"This book focuses on the relationship between private and public education in a comparative context. The contributors emphasize the relationship between private choices and public policy as they affect the division of labor between public and private non-profit schools, colleges, and universities. Their essays examine the kinds of choices offered by each sector, as well as the effects of present and proposed public policies on the intersectoral division of labor. Written from neither a pro-private nor a pro-public point of view, the contributors point to the ways in which they believe one sector or the other may be preferable for certain goals or groups." --BarnesandNoble.com Private education and comparisons between private and public education at the collegiate and elementary/secondary levels are discussed in 11 articles. Attention is directed to relationships between private choice and public policy as they affect the quality, finance, governance, mission, and division of labor in a cross-national, interdisciplinary context. Titles and authors are as follows: "Private Choice and Public Policy in Nonprofit Education" (Daniel C. Levy); "Public Policy toward Private Schools: A Focus on Parental Choice" (Mary-Michelle Upson Hirschoff); "Federal Policies for Private Schools" (Mark A. Kutner, Joel D. Sherman, Mary F. Williams); "Choice and Private Schools: Dynamics of Supply and Demand" (Donald A. Erickson); "Public Subsidies for Private and Public Education: The Dutch Case" (Estelle James); "Comparisons of Private and Public Schools: The Critical Role of Regulations" (Richard J. Murnane); "Comparisons of Private and Public Schools: What Can We Learn?" (R. Murnane); "'Private' and 'Public:' Analysis amid Ambiguity in Higher Education" (D. Levy); "Alternative Private-Public Blends in Higher Education Finance: International Patterns" (D. Levy); "Finance and Function: Voluntary Support and Diversity in American Private Higher Education" (Roger L. Geiger); and "Cross-Subsidization in Higher Education: Does It Pervert Private Choice and Public Policy?" (E. James). (SW) Private Choice And Public Policy In Nonprofit Education / Daniel C. Levy -- I : Overviews Of Private School Choice And Public Policy -- Public Policy Toward Private Schools : A Focus On Parental Choice / Mary-michelle Upson Hirschoff -- Federal Policies For Private Schools / Mark A. Kutner, Joel D. Sherman, And Mary F. Williams -- Choice And Private Schools : Dynamics Of Supply And Demand / Donald A. Erickson -- Ii : Intersectoral Comparisons -- Public Subsidies For Private And Public Education : The Dutch Case / Estelle James -- Comparisons Of Private And Public Schools : The Critical Role Of Regulations / Richard J. Murnane -- Comparisons Of Private And Public Schools : What Can We Learn? / Richard J. Murnane -- Private And Public : Analysis Amid Ambiguity In Higher Education / Daniel C. Levy -- Iii : Private Choice And Financial Policy In Higher Education -- Alternative Private-public Blends In Higher-education Finance : International Patterns / Daniel C. Levy -- Finance And Function : Voluntary Support And Diversity In American Private Higher Education / Roger L. Geiger -- Cross-subsidization In Higher Education : Does It Pervert Private Choice And Public Policy? / Estelle James. Edited By Daniel C. Levy. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 259-267. Emphasizing the relationship between private choices and public education as they affect the division of labour between public and private non-profit schools, colleges, and universities, contributors to this text focus on the relationship between private and public education in a comparative context