Comparative Educational Achievement Research: Can It Be Improved?.

Postlethwaite, T. Neville

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Publication Date: 1987

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Comparative Educational Achievement Research: Can It Be Improved?

Postlethwaite, T. Neville

Comparative Education Review, v31 n1 p150-58 Feb 1987

Discusses the utility of IEA cross-national studies of achievement and its determinants, why some countries appear uninterested in such information, the comparability of achievement data between nations, how to improve the selection of input and process variables, other international research needs, and the role of national funding agencies. (SV)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Research and Development, Research Needs, Research Utilization, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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