Student Achievement and National Economic Growth

Autor/inn/en	Ramirez, Francisco O.; Luo, Xiaowei; Schofer, Evan; Meyer, John W.
Titel	Student Achievement and National Economic Growth
Quelle	In: American Journal of Education, 113 (2006) 1, S.1-30 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0195-6744
DOI	10.1086/506492
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Achievement; Educational Policy; Economic Progress; Academic Achievement; Educational Research; Science Achievement; Testing; Longitudinal Studies; Statistical Analysis; Cross Cultural Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Schulleistung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Statistische Analyse; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich
Abstract	Educational policy around the world has increasingly focused on improving aggregate student achievement as a means to increase economic growth. In the last two decades, attention has focused especially on the importance of achievement in science and mathematics. Yet, the policy commitments involved have not been based on research evidence. The expansion of cross-national achievement testing in recent decades makes possible longitudinal analyses of the effects of achievement on growth, and we carry out such analyses here. Regression analyses appear to show some effects of science and mathematics achievement on growth, but these effects are due mainly to the inclusion of the four "Asian Tigers" and are not consistent over time. These empirical findings call into question educational policy discourse that emphasizes strong causal links between achievement and growth. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10