Free school choice has often been argued to be a tide that lifts school quality through increased competition. This … paper analyzes the underlying assumption that school quality is an important choice criterion for parents. Using a large and … representative data set of over 15,000 Dutch primary school starters we estimate models of school demand that incorporate …

This paper examines the key aspects of the practices of school-based management in Indonesia, and its effect on … primary schools in Indonesia, the paper finds that the level of parental participation and voice in school management is … extremely low in Indonesia. While the role of school committees is still limited to community relations, school facilities, and …