Open AccessSchool Size and the Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Student Achievement:Confronting the Threat of Size Bias in National Data Sets
Author(s) -
Craig B. Howley,
Aimee Howley
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
education policy analysis archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1068-2341
DOI - 10.14507/epaa.v12n52.2004
Subject(s) - decile , socioeconomic status , quartile , class size , set (abstract data type) , psychology , academic achievement , work (physics) , mathematics education , statistics , demography , sociology , mathematics , population , computer science , confidence interval , programming language , engineering , mechanical engineering
Most of the recent literature on the achievement effects of school size has examined school and district performance. These studies have demonstrated substantial benefits of smaller school and district size in impoverished settings. To date, however, no work has adequately examined the relationship of size and socioeconomic status (SES) with students as the unit of analysis. One study, however, came close (Lee &
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