An Analysis of Student Achievement Growth, Teacher Working Conditions and Qualifications, and School Choice

Autor/inn/en	Cannata, Marisa; Penaloza, Roberto V.
Institution	Vanderbilt University, National Center on School Choice
Titel	An Analysis of Student Achievement Growth, Teacher Working Conditions and Qualifications, and School Choice
Quelle	(2008), (53 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Achievement Gains; Academic Achievement; Teacher Qualifications; Teaching Conditions; Professional Development; School Choice; Human Capital; Charter Schools; Magnet Schools; Private Schools; Public Schools; Differences; Teacher Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Schulleistung; Lehrqualifikation; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Humankapital; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Unterscheiden; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Given the importance of teachers to student learning, it is important to understand how schools of choice differ in terms of the types and uses of human capital inside schools. Despite research that highlights important differences in the qualifications and staffing practices of schools of choice, there is no evidence about whether observed differences in teachers' qualifications, work contexts, and professional development across school types help understand the impact of school choice on student achievement. This paper explores the following question: How do variations in the work lives of teachers across charter, magnet, private, and traditional public schools contribute to differences in student achievement across these school types? This study highlights the difficulty researchers have faced in identifying characteristics of effective teachers or indicators of teacher quality as few characteristics of teachers, their assignments, or work contexts were related to student achievement gains. There is some evidence that the effects on student achievement growth of participating in reform-style professional development and activities that involve active learning differ by school choice. Despite the difficulties of explaining student achievement growth with teacher characteristics, the results here point to differences in achievement growth between different types of schools. Charter schools had larger student achievement gains than traditional public schools in math, reading, and language usage. Private and magnet schools had lower achievement gains in some subjects. An appendix is included. (Contains 8 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Center on School Choice, Vanderbilt University. Box 459 GPC, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203. Tel: 615-322-8107; Fax: 615-322-8828; Web site: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/schoolchoice
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10