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ERIC Number: EJ584538
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
A Comparison of Methods for Portraying School Demography Using Census Data.
Nagy, Philip; Traub, Ross E.; Moore, Shawn
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v45 n1 p35-51 Spr 1999
Data from 127 urban and 39 rural elementary schools were used to examine the utility of Canadian census data for understanding differences in school-level academic achievement, and whether the method of constructing demographic variables affected their relationship to achievement. Indicators obtained with the enrollment method correlated more strongly with achievement than did those obtained with the catchment area method. (TD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Census Figures, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Research Methodology, Rural Urban Differences, School Demography, School Districts, Statistical Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada