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ERIC Number: EJ484072
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Mitigating Disadvantage: Effects of Small-Scale Schooling on Student Achievement in Alaska.
Huang, Gary; Howley, Craig
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v9 n3 p137-49 Win 1993
Analysis of data from the 1989 Alaska Statewide Student Testing Program for grades four, six, and eight shows that, given similar school resources, school climate, and student academic background, the negative effect of a disadvantaged background on student achievement was significantly less in small than in medium or large schools. (KS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged, Educational Environment, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Poverty, School Funds, School Size, Small Schools, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Alaska