A Call for an Empirical Taxonomy of Schools

Autor/in	Van Ryzin, Mark J.
Titel	A Call for an Empirical Taxonomy of Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of School Choice, 2 (2008) 2, S.206-211 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1558-2159
Schlagwörter	Homogeneous Grouping; Classification; Educational Researchers; Educational Assessment; Comparative Analysis; School Choice; Educational Change; Comprehensive Programs; Public Schools; Private Schools; Traditional Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homogene Gruppierung; Niveaugruppierung; Streaming; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Erziehungswissenschaftler; Erziehungswissenschaftlerin; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Bildungsreform; Gesamtunterricht; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Traditioneller Unterricht
Abstract	Many educational researchers have identified issues on classifying schools and some have made use of ad-hoc classification systems in their analyses; however, these solutions are generally one-dimensional, which prohibits them from capturing the full breadth of variation among schools. To understand the amount of variation that exist in schools today, the author calls for the creation of a taxonomy of schools. The ultimate goal of the taxonomy is the creation of a clear and comprehensible categorization system, comprised of multiple, theoretically significant dimensions, that produces relatively homogeneous groups of schools and draws clear lines between the groups. With such a taxonomy one can make valid evaluations and comparisons and achieve a real understanding of schools. (Contains 15 notes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10