The case for parental choice: God, family, and educational liberty
"For decades, arguments in favor of school choice have largely been advanced on the basis of utility or outcome rather than social justice and human dignity. The Case for Parental Choice: God, Family, and Educational Liberty offers a compelling and humanitarian alternative. This volume contains...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Notre Dame, Indiana
University of Notre Dame Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Coons, John E., 1929-, The case for parental choice : God, family, and educational liberty; Merrifield, John D., 1955-, Unproductive school choice debates : all sides assert much that is wrong, misleading, or irrelevant] (2025) (Lee, Matthew H., 1989 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Catholic schools and the common good
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| Further subjects: | B
Education
Parent participation (United States)
B school choice (United States) B Children with social disabilities Education (United States) B Catholic Church Education (United States) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "For decades, arguments in favor of school choice have largely been advanced on the basis of utility or outcome rather than social justice and human dignity. The Case for Parental Choice: God, Family, and Educational Liberty offers a compelling and humanitarian alternative. This volume contains an edited collection of essays by John E. Coons, a visionary legal scholar and ardent supporter of what is perhaps best described as a social justice case for parental school choice. Few have written more prodigiously or prophetically about the need to give parents-particularly poor parents-power over their children's schooling. Coons has been an advocate of school choice for over sixty years, and indeed remains one of the most articulate proponents of a case for school choice that promotes both low-income parents and civic engagement, as opposed to mere efficiency or achievement. His is a distinctively Catholic voice that brings powerful normative arguments to debates that far too often get bogged down in disputes about cost savings and test scores. The essays collected herein treat a wide variety of topics, including the relationship between school choice and individual autonomy; the implications of American educational policy for social justice, equality, and community; the impact of public schooling on low-income families; and the religious implications of school choice. Together, these pieces make for a wide-ranging and morally compelling case for parental choice in children's schooling"-- |
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| Item Description: | "Bibliographical essay": pages 253-269 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xv, 290 Seiten, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-268-20484-6 |
