Exploring school choice in Canada: Who chooses what and why?

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 459-477

  Davies, Scott ^a   Aurini, Janice ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education policy; Market reform; School choice; School reform

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; INCOME; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

CANADA;

EID: 83455199956     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.37.4.459     Document Type: Article

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