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Brighouse, Harry, Ladd, Helen F., Loeb, Susanna and Swift, Adam (2018) Educational goods : values, evidence and decision making. Chicago, USA: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226514031
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Abstract
In Educational Goods, two philosophers and two social scientists address this very question. They begin by broadening the language for talking about educational policy: “educational goods” are the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that children develop for their own benefit and that of others; “childhood goods” are the valuable experiences and freedoms that make childhood a distinct phase of life. Balancing those, and understanding that not all of them can be measured through traditional methods, is a key first step. From there, they show how to think clearly about how those goods are distributed and propose a method for combining values and evidence to reach decisions. They conclude by showing the method in action, offering detailed accounts of how it might be applied in school finance, accountability, and choice. The result is a reimagining of our decision making about schools, one that will sharpen our thinking on familiar debates and push us toward better outcomes.
| Item Type: | Book | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press | ||||
| Place of Publication: | Chicago, USA | ||||
| ISBN: | 9780226514031 | ||||
| Official Date: | January 2018 | ||||
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| Number of Pages: | 192 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
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