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ERIC Number: EJ255022
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Nov
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Quality and Equality in American Education: Public and Catholic Schools.
Coleman, James S.
Phi Delta Kappan, v63 n3 p159-64 Nov 1981
As a result of his study, "Public and Private Schools," James Coleman concludes that Catholic schools appear to be characterized by both higher quality, on the average, and greater equality than the public schools. Coleman discusses the reasons that may explain this finding. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Community Control, Comparative Analysis, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Nontraditional Education, Public Schools, Public Support, Residential Patterns, School Desegregation, School Responsibility, Student Rights
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Public and Private Schools (Coleman et al)