Differences in the Distribution of High School Achievement: The Role of Class-Size and Time-in-Term

Autor/inn/en	Corak, Miles; Lauzon, Darren
Titel	Differences in the Distribution of High School Achievement: The Role of Class-Size and Time-in-Term
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 28 (2009) 2, S.189-198 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.01.004
Schlagwörter	Class Size; School Choice; Foreign Countries; Time Factors (Learning); Input Output Analysis; Reading Achievement; Predictor Variables; Interstate Programs; Achievement Gap; Policy Analysis; School Schedules; Comparative Analysis; Role Perception; Canada; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klassengröße; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Ausland; Leseleistung; Prädiktor; Politikfeldanalyse; Schulzeiteinteilung; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Kanada
Abstract	This paper adopts the technique of [DiNardo, Fortin and Lemieux (1996). "Labour market institutions and the distribution of wages 1973-1992: A semiparametric approach." "Econometrica, 64"(5), 1001-1044.] to decompose differences in the distribution of PISA reading scores in Canada, and assesses the relative contribution of differences in the distribution of "class size" and time-in-term, other school factors and student background factors. Class size and time-in-term are both important school choice variables and we examine how provincial achievement differences would change if the Alberta distribution of class size and time-in-term prevailed in the other provinces. Results differ by province, and for provinces where mean achievement gaps would be lower, not all students would benefit. (Contains 4 tables, 4 figures, and 9 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10