How not to defend private schools

Adam Swift

doi:10.1017/S1477175600002736

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How not to defend private schools

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 July 2009

Adam Swift

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Private education, and whether or not it is morally defensible, is currently a focus of public debate. Here, Adam Swift explains why he believes some of the popular justifications for private schooling just won't do.

Type: Research Article
Information: Think , Volume 2 , Issue 6 , Spring 2004 , pp. 7 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477175600002736 [Opens in a new window]
Copyright: Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2004

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