id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt WOS-000088658100006 Bosetti, L Alberta charter schools: Paradox and promises 2000 .txt text/plain 170 4 26 This approach marks a paradigm shift in the economics of education policy and social policy in general (Gewirtz, Ball, & Bowe, 1995, p. 2), with a new emphasis on accountability and efficiency through competition and consumer choice. The intent of this article is to examine the role of charter schools in educational reform in the Alberta context and to argue that the real promise of charter schools resides less in fostering innovation and efficiency in public education, and more in providing schools of choice for parents and in addressing diverse values and goals of education. cache/WOS-000088658100006.txt txt/WOS-000088658100006.txt