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Competition, Cream-Skimming and Department Performance within Secondary Schools
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posted on 2023-06-07, 23:07 authored by Peter Davies, Shqiponja TelhajShqiponja Telhaj, David Hutton, Nick Adnett, Robert CoeThe performance of departments has been largely neglected in previous studies of subject choice in secondary schools. This is a significant omission because analysis at departmental level enables a fuller assessment of the effects of competition and specialisation on pupil performance. This paper examines relationships between both absolute and value-added measures of departmental performance and the likelihood of students being entered for examination in a subject. It examines these relationships with reference to four option subjects: French, German, Geography and History. It utilises data from an Economic and Social Research Council-funded study which examined trends and patterns in departmental effectiveness using a sample of 664 schools which participated in the Yellis monitoring system for a minimum of five years during the period 1995-2002.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
British Educational Research JournalISSN
0141-1926Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
Issue
1Volume
35Page range
65-81Department affiliated with
- Economics Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes