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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 Coe
The 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.

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  • Published

Journal

British Educational Research Journal

ISSN

0141-1926

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Volume

35

Page range

65-81

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  • Economics Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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