Introducing a Market Element into the Funding Mechanism of Public Education in British Columbia: A Critical Policy Analysis of Part 6.1 of the School Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 34)
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| Title: | Introducing a Market Element into the Funding Mechanism of Public Education in British Columbia: A Critical Policy Analysis of Part 6.1 of the School Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 34) |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Fallon, Gerald, Paquette, Jerald |
| Source: | McGill Journal of Education. 2009 44(2):143-163. |
| Availability: | McGill Journal of Education. McGill University, 3700 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2, Canada. Tel: 514-398-4246; Fax: 514-398-4529; Web site: http://mje.mcgill.ca |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Educational Finance, Policy Analysis, School Districts, Foreign Countries, Public Education, Free Enterprise System, Educational Policy, Legislation, Policy Formation, School Business Relationship, Accountability, Educational Principles, Educational History, Case Studies, Entrepreneurship, Educational Equity (Finance), Financial Policy, Educational Administration, Politics of Education, Educational Change |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| ISSN: | 0024-9033 |
| Abstract: | This policy study explores origins of part 6.1 of "Bill 34" ("School Amendment Act, 2002") and its impacts on the institutional behaviour of two public school districts in British Columbia. Part 6.1 permits school districts to raise funds through for-profit school district business companies (SDBC). The analysis found several consequences of the policy: lack of accountability of SDBCs, increased fiscal inequity among school districts, and greater responsiveness of school districts to the needs of a globally rather than locally situated community of students. (Contains 3 tables and 1 note.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 37 |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Access URL: | https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/2586 |
| Accession Number: | EJ867844 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This policy study explores origins of part 6.1 of "Bill 34" ("School Amendment Act, 2002") and its impacts on the institutional behaviour of two public school districts in British Columbia. Part 6.1 permits school districts to raise funds through for-profit school district business companies (SDBC). The analysis found several consequences of the policy: lack of accountability of SDBCs, increased fiscal inequity among school districts, and greater responsiveness of school districts to the needs of a globally rather than locally situated community of students. (Contains 3 tables and 1 note.) |
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| ISSN: | 0024-9033 |
