Contrasting Models of State and School: A Comparative Historical Study of Parental Choice and State Control

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Profiles two countries which give most support to parental choice (The Netherlands and Belgium) and two others which maintain a strong State role in controlling education (Germany and Austria). This title is suitable for policy specialists concerned with models of school autonomy versus government control.

Charles L. Glenn is Professor of Educational Leadership at Boston University. He is the author of nine books including The Myth of the Common School (published also in Italian and Spanish), Educational Freedom in Eastern Europe, and Educating Immigrant Children, and co-author of a multi-volume study of educational policies in forty countries. From 1970 to 1991 Professor Glenn served as director of urban education and equity efforts for the Massachusetts Department of Education, and he has served as a consultant to Russian and Chinese education authorities, and to states and major cities across the United States.

The book reminds us that education is all about commitment and belief . . . challenges our cultural imaginations... Certainly, Glenn's history invites American scholars and activists to ask the big questions all over again in light of our increasingly pluralistic society and post-Enlightenment outlook. -- The Hedgehog Review- 13.3 Summarized. -- Paul Neufeld Weaver * Journal of Education and Christian Belief *