Private Schools in Ten Countries

<p>First published in 1989 <i>Private Schools in Ten Countries </i>provides a much needed comparative study examining private schooling in England and Wales Scotland the USA Canada Australia France West Germany the Netherlands and Japan. The authors all experts in their field describe the nature and extent of private schooling in an historical economic and social context. They discuss government policy and assess the available evidence on the relationship between attendance at a public school and the maintenance of inequalities in that society. </p><p>Unique in its discussion of private schooling in a range of countries this book will enable educationists politicians and policy makers to look beyond the confines of their own country and to give constructive consideration to the variety of ways in which education can be provided and funded</p>