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Direct linkMizala, Alejandra; Torche, Florencia – International Journal of Educational Development, 2012
This paper analyzes the socioeconomic stratification of achievement in the Chilean voucher system using a census of 4th and 8th graders, a multilevel methodology, and accounting for unobserved selectivity into school sector. Findings indicate that the association between the school's aggregate family socioeconomic status (SES) and test scores is…
Descriptors: Equal Education, School Choice, Tuition, Educational Vouchers
Liu, Chengfang; Zhang, Linxiu; Luo, Renfu; Rozelle, Scott; Loyalka, Prashant – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
We examine the impact of primary school mergers on academic performance of students using a dataset that we collected using a survey designed specifically to examine changes in the academic performance of students before and after their schools were merged. We use difference-in-differences and propensity score matching approaches and demonstrate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Age Differences
Marshall, Jeffery H. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2003
This paper looks at several dimensions of the grade failure issue in Honduras using a unique data set compiled by the UMCE evaluation project in 1998 and 1999. The analytical framework incorporates econometric analysis of standardized tests and teacher pass/fail decisions for roughly 13,000 second and fourth grade students. The results show that…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 4
