ERIC Number: EJ1129504
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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The Catholic School Advantage and Common School Effect Examined: A Comparison between Muslim Immigrant and Native Pupils in Flanders
Agirdag, Orhan; Driessen, Geert; Merry, Michael S.
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v28 n1 p123-135 2017
This study investigates the impact of Catholic schooling on academic achievement of native Belgian and Muslim immigrant pupils. The distinctive characteristics of Catholic schools in Belgium (Flanders) form an exceptionally suitable context to study this. Multilevel latent growth curve analyses are conducted with data from approximately 5,000 pupils across 200 primary schools. No support was found for the Catholic school advantage hypothesis as the overall achievement growth for math and reading was not significantly better in Catholic schools than in public schools. Likewise, no evidence was found for the so-called "common school effect" hypothesis: The learning growth of Muslim pupils was not significantly better in Catholic schools. In fact, the initial achievement gap was found to be higher in Catholic schools than in public schools. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Muslims, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Public Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Achievement Tests, Hypothesis Testing, Context Effect, Comparative Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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