The Politics of Venture Philanthropy in Charter School Policy and Advocacy

Autor/in	Scott, Janelle
Titel	The Politics of Venture Philanthropy in Charter School Policy and Advocacy
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 23 (2009) 1, S.106-136 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904808328531
Schlagwörter	Charter Schools; Educational Research; Educational Change; Private Financial Support; Politics of Education; Educational Policy; Advocacy; Educational Philosophy; Educational History; Methods; Philanthropic Foundations; Educational Finance; Fund Raising + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Bildungsreform; Private Investition; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Politics of education; Sozialanwaltschaft; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Method; Methode; Philanthropismus; Bildungsfonds; Fundraising; Spendensammlung
Abstract	Philanthropists have long funded a wide range of educational research, practice, and policy initiatives, primarily through namesake foundations. Some observers have criticized these efforts as doing little to change the status quo in education and have called for more aggressive action on the part of this sector. Out of this critique has emerged a new philanthropic form, often termed "venture philanthropy". Perhaps nowhere is venture philanthropy more prevalent than in the charter school and policy and advocacy terrain. Drawing from document analysis and a review of historical literature, this article provides a sociopolitical, descriptive discussion of this "new" form of philanthropy in supporting the charter school reform network. It also examines the funding strategies of venture philanthropies and the areas of policy intersection in program initiatives. The article concludes with a discussion of some political and philosophical tensions that venture philanthropy raises and also provides suggestions for further research. (Contains 3 tables and 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10