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Competition, cream-skimming and department performance within secondary schools.
- Source :
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British Educational Research Journal . Feb2009, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p65-81. 17p. 6 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The performance of departments has been largely neglected in previous studies of subject choice in secondary schools. This is a significant omission because analysis at departmental level enables a fuller assessment of the effects of competition and specialisation on pupil performance. This paper examines relationships between both absolute and value-added measures of departmental performance and the likelihood of students being entered for examination in a subject. It examines these relationships with reference to four option subjects: French, German, Geography and History. It utilises data from an Economic and Social Research Council-funded study which examined trends and patterns in departmental effectiveness using a sample of 664 schools which participated in the Yellis monitoring system for a minimum of five years during the period 1995-2002. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01411926
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- British Educational Research Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35974131
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920802041707