An Empirical Study on the Effect of School Consolidation in Rural Areas on Student Achievement

Autor/inn/en	Mei, Dong; Fang, Chang; Yuanyan, Bai
Titel	An Empirical Study on the Effect of School Consolidation in Rural Areas on Student Achievement
Quelle	In: Chinese Education and Society, 46 (2013) 5, S.56-70 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1061-1932
DOI	10.2753/CED1061-1932460504
Schlagwörter	School Construction; Rural Schools; Primary Education; Elementary Schools; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Educational Quality; Case Studies; Regression (Statistics); Educational Policy; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulbau; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Primarbereich; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Schulleistung; Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	With Shaanxi province as an example, this study presents empirical evidence on the effect of primary school consolidation in rural areas on student achievement, using the difference-in-differences method. The results show no significant differences in student achievement between consolidated schools and nonconsolidated schools. If student achievement can be regarded as an index of educational quality, we cannot safely conclude that the consolidation of primary schools definitively promotes the quality of education in rural areas. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	M.E. Sharpe Inc. 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, NY 10504. Tel: 800-541-6563; Fax: 914-273-2106; e-mail: info@mesharpe.com; Web site: http://www.mesharpe.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10