Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1989

Publication Title

Education

Volume

110

Issue

2

Pages

209-215

Abstract

Historically, American education has been based on the democratic ideologies that education will provide equality of opportunity and enhance economic benefits. However, public education has not been very successful in achieving these goals. Because of this, disillusionment has grown and alternatives to monopoly public education, such as vouchers and tax credit plans, have been offered. Criticism and analyses directed toward these new options for public schooling are discussed. Effects they could have on public education, expected and unexpected, are addresses. It appears that public education is at a critical discussion point in its ideological history. Some of the choices facing American education today are presented.

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Open access under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.

Original Publication Citation

Raver, S. A. (1989). American public school ideologies: A need for reform? Education, 110(2), 209-215.

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