District variations in educational resources and student outcomes.

Autor/inn/en	Unnever, James D.; Kerckhoff, Allan C.; Robinson, Timothy J.
Titel	District variations in educational resources and student outcomes.
Quelle	In: Economics of education review, 19 (2000) 3, S. 245-259Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 52; Tabellen 6
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/S0272-7757(99)00043-6
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Empirische Untersuchung; Vergleichsuntersuchung; Chancengleichheit; Schule; Lehrer; Schüler; Schulerfolg; Schülerleistung; Sozioökonomische Lage; Ausgaben; Finanzierung; Qualifikation; Leistung; USA
Abstract	Since the 1970s, poorer school districts lacking educational resources have formed coalitions and sued their respective states. Their lawsuits claim that interdistrict variations in educational resources violate state constitutions because they deny poorer school districts an equal educational opportunity. Using data from school districts in Virginia, this research investigates two questions. First, whether a school district's level of educational resources is associated with its socioeconomic characteristics. Second, whether interdistrict variations in student outcomes (achievements, attainments and aspirations) are associated with interdistrict variations in educational resources. Our results indicate that resources are associated with a school district's socioeconomic characteristics and that resources are associated with student outcomes. However, there is evidence of effects of resources on student outcome only for attainment and aspirations, not for math and reading test scores. [Educational resources were measured through: qualification level of the instructional personnel and total per-pupil expenditures]. (DIPF/orig. )
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2002_(CD)