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- Title
Market Forces and Strategic Adaptation: The Influence of Private Scholarships on Planning in Urban School Systems.
- Authors
Edward P. St. John; Ridenour, Carolyn S.
- Abstract
While the current debate about the effects of vouchers focuses on the effects of private schools on achievement, it is also important to examine how the introduction of need-based scholarships influences change in school systems. This study uses a qualitative method to examine the influence of a privately funded scholarship program on strategic adaptations within urban public and private schools in a major metropolitan area. The study revealed that senior administrators in public and private schools rapidly adapted their strategies to contend with the new program: suburban public schools prevented scholarship students from enrolling; urban public schools increased choices for public school students; and private schools actively recruited students. However, the scholarships had little influence on the ways these administrators viewed school choice.
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL vouchers; SCHOLARSHIPS; STUDENT financial aid; PUBLIC schools; PRIVATE schools; EDUCATIONAL finance
- Publication
Urban Review, 2001, Vol 33, Issue 4, p269
- ISSN
0042-0972
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1012228629140