School Choice and School Governance: A Historical Study of the United States and Germany

By Jurgen Herbst

Book Overview

For over 200 years, legislators, educators, and public-minded citizens have debated how to govern public schools. This book reviews these debates and discusses racial integration, ethnicity, social class, vouchers, charter, magnet and private schools in the United States, the former German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349534285
• ISBN13: 9781349534289
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"