Social Origin, School Choice, and Student Performance

Autor/in	Robert, Peter
Titel	Social Origin, School Choice, and Student Performance
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Evaluation, 16 (2010) 2, S.107-129 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1380-3611
Schlagwörter	School Choice; Academic Achievement; Ability Grouping; Foreign Countries; Surveys; Social Status; Selective Admission; Track System (Education); Religious Education; Disadvantaged; Parent Attitudes; Public Schools; Private Schools; Social Differences; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schulleistung; Homogene Gruppierung; Niveaugruppierung; Streaming; Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Sozialer Status; Bildungsselektion; Leistungsgruppe; Leistungsdifferenzierung; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Elternverhalten; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Sozialer Unterschied
Abstract	The paper defines education markets based on the major divisions in the school system like public-private, tracking either by curriculum or by ability, and schools' practice regarding admittance of students. These segments in the school system create a "market", put the schools into various positions in the educational "field", and parents consider these options when deciding about school choice. Furthermore, school's position in the market has an impact on students' performance even if controlled for school composition. This paper analyzes 23 OECD countries from the PISA 2006 survey. The results indicate that high-status families prefer more selective schools with the exception of ability tracking. Moreover, the more selective schools perform better, but ability grouping does not improve achievement. Applying interaction terms shows that religious schools are able to compensate the disadvantages of pupils coming from low-status families at most. (Contains 7 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10