Modelling Trajectories through the Educational System in North West England
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| Title: | Modelling Trajectories through the Educational System in North West England |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Penn, Roger, Berridge, Damon |
| Source: | Education Economics. Dec 2008 16(4):411-431. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Educational Attainment, Influences, Models, Secondary Education, Exit Examinations, Scores, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Ethnic Groups, Social Class, Educational Environment |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09645290802024744 |
| ISSN: | 0964-5292 |
| Abstract: | The main aim of this paper is to identify those school-level and locality-level factors that significantly affect each of the three stages in a young adult's educational trajectory in North West England: GCSE results, track taken at age 16 and "A"-level scores. By applying three-level models to data collected as part of the EFFNATIS project, we find no evidence of any locality-level effects. Overall, none of the explanatory variables conventionally considered to affect educational attainment had a consistent effect across "all" three stages. Rather, each explanatory variable had a contingent effect at specific points within the overall trajectory of educational outcomes. (Contains 7 tables and 9 notes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 75 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Accession Number: | EJ816573 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | The main aim of this paper is to identify those school-level and locality-level factors that significantly affect each of the three stages in a young adult's educational trajectory in North West England: GCSE results, track taken at age 16 and "A"-level scores. By applying three-level models to data collected as part of the EFFNATIS project, we find no evidence of any locality-level effects. Overall, none of the explanatory variables conventionally considered to affect educational attainment had a consistent effect across "all" three stages. Rather, each explanatory variable had a contingent effect at specific points within the overall trajectory of educational outcomes. (Contains 7 tables and 9 notes.) |
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| ISSN: | 0964-5292 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09645290802024744 |
