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Teacher Quality And Sorting Across Traditional Public And Charter Schools In The Detroit Metropolitan Region, Michael F. Addonizio, C. Philip Kearney, Marytza A. Gawlik
Teacher Quality And Sorting Across Traditional Public And Charter Schools In The Detroit Metropolitan Region, Michael F. Addonizio, C. Philip Kearney, Marytza A. Gawlik
Educational Considerations
In the quest to raise student achievement in low-performing urban schools, researchers often point to the central importance of recruitment and retention of a high quality teacher workforce.
Predicting Student Achievement In Ohio: The Role Of Expenditure Distribution, Barbara M. De Luca, Steven A. Hinshaw
Predicting Student Achievement In Ohio: The Role Of Expenditure Distribution, Barbara M. De Luca, Steven A. Hinshaw
Educational Considerations
In the spring of 2005, political columnist George Will coined the phrase the “65 percent solution” in his Washington Post column in reference to an Arizona referendum that would have required at least 65% of every school district’s operational budget be spent on classroom instruction.
A Practical Method Of Policy Analysis By Simulating Policy Options, James L. Phelps
A Practical Method Of Policy Analysis By Simulating Policy Options, James L. Phelps
Educational Considerations
This article focuses on a method of policy analysis that has evolved from the previous articles in this issue. The first section, “Toward a Theory of Educational Production,” identifies concepts from science and achievement production to be incorporated into this policy analysis method.
Another Look At The Glass And Smith Study On Class Size, James L. Phelps
Another Look At The Glass And Smith Study On Class Size, James L. Phelps
Educational Considerations
One of the most influential studies affecting educational policy is Glass and Smith’s 1978 study, Meta-Analysis of Research on the Relationship of Class Size and Achievement. Since its publication, educational policymakers have referenced it frequently as the justification for reducing class size.
A Journey, Not A Destination, James L. Phelps
A Journey, Not A Destination, James L. Phelps
Educational Considerations
Closing Essay: Much of the motivation and ideas for the articles in this special issue originated with my dear friend, Maris Abolins, Professor Emeritus of Physics at Michigan State University. We started as neighbors and, as our kids grew up together, we socialized frequently. He is responsible for my interest in physics. I would read a physics book, which would become the subject of our next dinner conversation (while our wives talked about other, more social topics). Instead of a compilation of facts, physics became a way of thinking about problem solving. The “unified field” theory was the start of …
Factor Analysis Of Explanatory Variables In An Achievement Production Function, James L. Phelps
Factor Analysis Of Explanatory Variables In An Achievement Production Function, James L. Phelps
Educational Considerations
Addendum: Combining explanatory variables into factors instead of using individual variables in an achievement production function is advocated in several of the articles in this special issue. The following is a brief overview of factor analysis explaining and illustrating the reasoning for this technique.
The Role Of High School Experience In College Student Leadership Development, Susan R. Komives, Matthew Johnson
The Role Of High School Experience In College Student Leadership Development, Susan R. Komives, Matthew Johnson
Educational Considerations
Colleges and universities have long claimed student leadership development to be a desirable college outcome. Until the latter quarter of the 20th century, college experiences that developed leadership outcomes were ill-structured, incidental or accidental, and largely only targeted students who held positional leadership roles.
Teacher Compensation And School Quality: New Findings From National And International Data., Zhijuan Zhang, Deborah A. Verstegen, Hoe Ryoung Kim
Teacher Compensation And School Quality: New Findings From National And International Data., Zhijuan Zhang, Deborah A. Verstegen, Hoe Ryoung Kim
Educational Considerations
High quality education is critical to both the individual and the nation. At the country level, as Ireland’s minister for education and science, put it, “The never ending search for competitive advantage in the global knowledge economy has led all public policymakers to focus on education as a key factor in strengthening competitiveness, employment and social cohesion.”
Explaining The Relationship Between Resources And Student Achievement: A Methodological Comparison Of Production Functions And Canonical Analysis, Robert C. Knoeppel, James S. Rinehart
Explaining The Relationship Between Resources And Student Achievement: A Methodological Comparison Of Production Functions And Canonical Analysis, Robert C. Knoeppel, James S. Rinehart
Educational Considerations
What is the relationship between inputs to education and student achievement? The elusive answer to this seemingly self-evident question has led some to characterize the question as the “holy grail” of school finance research for the past thirty years.