Is the School Composition Effect Real? A Discussion with Evidence from the UK PISA Data.

Nash, Roy

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ERIC Number: EJ678640

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Publication Date: 2003

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Is the School Composition Effect Real? A Discussion with Evidence from the UK PISA Data.

Nash, Roy

School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v14 n4 p441-57 Dec 2003

Analyzes UK PISA data to test two central hypotheses in the "school mix" theory of student achievement. Findings suggest that the school composition effect is sometimes an artifact of statistical procedures and caused by "unmeasured" within-SES school selection for noncognitive dispositions and variable family resources within social classes. (Contains 1 table and 40 references.) (Author/PKP)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Financial Resources, Foreign Countries, Social Differences, Socioeconomic Status

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment

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