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ERIC Number: EJ658493
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
The Effects of Competition between Schools on Educational Outcomes: A Review for the United States.
Levin, Henry M.; Belfield, Clive R.
Review of Educational Research, v72 n2 p279-341 Sum 2002
Reviews U.S. evidence from cross-sectional research on educational outcomes when schools must compete with each other. A sizeable majority of studies report beneficial effects of competition. The positive gains from competition are modest in scope with respect to realistic changes in levels of competition. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Competition, Elementary Secondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Schools
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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