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ERIC Number: EJ625801
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1380-3611
Is Free-Meal Entitlement a Valid Measure of School Intake Characteristics?
Croxford, Linda
Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, v6 n4 p317-35 Dec 2000
Examined the association between free meal entitlement (FME) and the socioeconomic characteristics of schools in Scotland using a national survey of school leavers (n=8,545). Results suggest that FME is an inconsistent measure of poverty and only a partial proxy for socioeconomic circumstances. (SLD)
Descriptors: Eligibility, Foreign Countries, High School Graduates, High Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Lunch Programs, Measurement Techniques, Nutrition, Poverty, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scotland