Elite Education in Democratic America: Private Schools
- Authors
- 이성호
- Issue Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- 서울대학교 미국학연구소
- Keywords
- 엘리트 교육; 사립학교; 공립학교; 학교선택; 지적 수월성; elite education; private school; public school; school choice; academic excellence
- Citation
- 미국학, v.32, no.2, pp 265 - 284
- Pages
- 20
- Journal Title
- 미국학
- Volume
- 32
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 265
- End Page
- 284
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/33292
- DOI
- 10.18078/amstin.2009.32.2.010
- ISSN
- 1229-4381
- Abstract
- In this paper, I have defined elite education as an educational system
with schools selecting students on the basis of their meritocratic traits. I
have chosen American private schools as a major agency of elite education.
I have attempted to illuminate historical backgrounds of American private
education as a typical example of elite education. I have also demonstrated
several main features of private schools including their statistical outlook.
Moreover, I have analyzed why they are preferred by many American
parents and students. Finally I have discussed some of the controversies
and disputes about private schooling in America.
I have shown that American parents in general prefer private schools
because private schools offer better educational service, and because they
cherish the right to choose schools.
There are two major criticisms on elite private schools. The first one is
that private schools create social division; and the second that they
reproduce the existing social order based on class structure.
In order to invalidate these criticisms, private schools should offer a
kind of education that is charitable, compassionate, and socially responsible.
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