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ERIC Number: EJ364402
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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A Tale of Two Cities: The Impact of Parental Choice on Admissions to Primary Schools in Edinburgh and Dundee.
Raab, Gillian M.; Adler, Michael
Research Papers in Education, v2 n3 p157-76 Oct 1987
The Education (Scotland) Act of 1980 gives parents the right to choose the schools they wish their children to attend. The article reports on placement requests at the start of primary schooling in Dundee and Edinburgh from 1982 through 1985. Variables of movement are identified. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Foreign Countries, Free Choice Transfer Programs, Parent Rights, Predictor Variables, Primary Education, School Choice
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scotland