Table of Contents

Introduction * Chapter 1: Studying Privatization in Education Henry M. Levin * Introduction * Setting the Agenda * Chapter 2: Educational Vouchers and The Media Lee D. Mitgang and Christopher V. Connell * The Stakes and The Stakeholders * The Medias Challenges * What Can Be Done? Implementation Issues * Chapter 3: The Legal Status of Privatization and Vouchers in Education Frank R. Kemerer * Privatization Within the Public Sector * Vouchers, Tax Deductions, and Tax Credits * Stakeholders and The Research Agenda * Summary * Chapter 4: Information and Choice in Educational Privatization Mark Schneider * Parents as Stakeholders: Choice at the Individual Level * The Benefits and Costs of Gathering Information about Public Goods * Not Everyone Needs to Be Informed: The Concept of the Marginal Consumer * The Role of Other Stakeholders in the Provision of Information * The Role of Other Levels of Government and Business as Stakeholders * Increasing Information Levels * Constructing an Internet Site for Washington, DC Schools * Stratification in the Use of Information * Setting an Agenda for Schools and Information Preschools and Higher Education * Chapter 5: Preschools and Privatization Ellen Magenheim * Introduction * Who Are the Stakeholders with an Interest in This Issue and What Are Their Interests and Concerns? * What Types of Studies Might Address These Concerns? * Conclusions * Chapter 6: Privatization in Higher Education Arthur Levine * The Major Actors * The Implications for Higher Education * Research Questions International Dimensions * Chapter 7: Privatization Through Vouchers in Developing Countries: The Cases of Chile and Colombia Martin Carnoy and Patrick J. McEwan * Introduction * Vouchers and Reform in Chile, 1980-1996 * Lessons from the Chilean Voucher Plan * Targeted Vouchers in Colombia * Lessons from the Colombian Voucher Plan * Conclusions * Chapter 8: Privatization in Industrialized Countries Geoffrey Walford * Introduction * Privatization in England and Wales * Privatization Measures in the 1990s * Privatization Under Labour? * The Dutch Case * Setting the Research Agenda Charter Schools * Chapter 9: Assessing the Growth and Potential of Charter Schools Pearl Rock Kane and Christopher J. Lauricella * Charter Schools: Early History * The Charter School Concept * From Concept to Reality * Factors That Inhibit or Stimulate Charter School Growth * Charter School Demographics * Charter Schools as a Potential Reform * Chapter 10: Privatization and Charter School Reform: The Rich Get Richer Amy Stuart Wells and Janelle Scott * The Multiple Meanings of Charter School Reform and Privatization * The Intersection of Charter School Reform and Privatization * Implications and Further Research * Conclusion Perspectives of Stakeholders * Chapters 11: Vouchers, Privatization, and The Poor Gary Natriello * Framing the Issue * Major Stakeholders * Stakeholder Interests * Studies to Address the Concerns of Stakeholders * Existing Research * Final Thoughts * Chapter 12: Teachers and Privatization Caroline Hodges Persell * Who Are the Stakeholders and What are Their Concerns? * Previous Work on Privatization * Needed Research Evaluation Designs * Chapter 13: Criteria for Evaluating School Voucher Studies David E. Myers * Overview and Policy Context * Framing the Policy Question * Criteria for Evaluating School Voucher Studies * Summary of Criteria and Illustrative Report Card * Chapter 14: Designing Education Voucher Experiments: Recommendations For Researchers, Funders, and Users Fred Doolittle and Wendy Connors * Introduction * Key Policy-Related Questions * Key Research Methodology Questions * Conclusion