Philip Woods, Carl Bagley, Ron Glatter

'This book is a significant contribution to our learning since it reports on one of the most in-depth studies of the marketisation of education ... it is an important contribution to the literature.' - Journal of Educational Studies'The book not only offers crucial insights into the positive and negative effects of market-like pressures but goes some way to suggest how policies might be modified to make choice, diversity and other market elements more appropriate to a public service and to ensure parity of opportunity. This book is well written and is of considerable value to anyone interested in the issue of parental choice and how the 'market' has affected schools.' - School Leadership and Managment

• List of illustrations, Acknowledgements, 1 Learning from reform, 2 Marshampton, 3 Northern Heights, 4 East Greenvale, 5 Parental perspectives on choice, 6 Market elements in a public service: analytical frameworks, 7 Dynamics of school choice and competition, 8 A more responsive system?, 9 Beyond the market, Appendix I QUESTIONNAIRE, Appendix II TABLES OF DATA, References, Index

Philip Woods, Carl Bagley, Ron Glatter

'This book is a significant contribution to our learning since it reports on one of the most in-depth studies of the marketisation of education ... it is an important contribution to the literature.' - Journal of Educational Studies'The book not only offers crucial insights into the positive and negative effects of market-like pressures but goes some way to suggest how policies might be modified to make choice, diversity and other market elements more appropriate to a public service and to ensure parity of opportunity. This book is well written and is of considerable value to anyone interested in the issue of parental choice and how the 'market' has affected schools.' - School Leadership and Managment

• List of illustrations, Acknowledgements, 1 Learning from reform, 2 Marshampton, 3 Northern Heights, 4 East Greenvale, 5 Parental perspectives on choice, 6 Market elements in a public service: analytical frameworks, 7 Dynamics of school choice and competition, 8 A more responsive system?, 9 Beyond the market, Appendix I QUESTIONNAIRE, Appendix II TABLES OF DATA, References, Index