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  devoted to the article "Human Life, Human Organizatins and
  Education" by Andrew J. Coulson. An abstract of the article follows.
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                  ABSTRACT of Volume 2, Number 9
Education Policy Analysis ArchivesISSN 1068-2341

        Human Life, Human Organizations and Education

                      Andrew J. Coulson
              The Center for Applied Philosophy
                     AndrewCo@netcom.com
      ABSTRACT:
      The social structures within which we live and
      work have a profound effect on the success of
      our pursuits.  These effects are too often
      poorly understood by those who shape public
      policy, leading to organizations that are
      antagonistic to the very goals they are meant
      to achieve.  Unfortunately, this has been the
      case with public education in the United States.
      Data are presented that illustrate the way in
      which the incentive structure of our public
      school system leads the goals of its employees
      to diverge from those of the families it is
      intended to serve.  Arguments in support of
      government-run schooling are discussed and
      refuted.  An alternative system of mutually
      beneficial cooperation within a competitive
      market is proposed, based on its proven success
      in the more liberal parts of our economy.  It is
      demonstrated that such a market system would
      unite the goals of educators and families,
      encourage innovation, and discourage many of the
      inefficient and educationally irrelevant
      practices engendered by the public school
      system.

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