Competition, Student Sorting and Performance Gains in Local Education Markets: The Dutch Secondary Sector
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| Title: | Competition, Student Sorting and Performance Gains in Local Education Markets: The Dutch Secondary Sector |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cabus, Sofie, Cornelisz, Ilja |
| Source: | European Journal of Education. Sep 2017 52(3):365-386. |
| Availability: | Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Competition, Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques, Student Characteristics, Family Characteristics, High Achievement, Enrollment Trends |
| Geographic Terms: | Netherlands |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ejed.12221 |
| ISSN: | 0141-8211 |
| Abstract: | This article empirically examines the implications of competition among Dutch secondary schools: (1) regarding the sorting of students by performance levels in schools at the beginning of secondary education; and (2) regarding performance gains in the secondary school career, controlling for the aforementioned sorting patterns. We used data from about 13,000 students enrolled at 102 school locations in The Netherlands. Using differences in the distribution of competition intensity across local education markets, we applied Kernel estimation techniques to match students from relatively high- to low-competitive markets on the basis of student and household characteristics. Our results indicate that, with increasing competition, relatively more schools target the group of high-achieving students. As a result, schools will arguably have to enrol more "students at the margin" to ensure sufficient enrolment rates. To conclude, we observed that, accounting for sorting patterns, competition was related to small negligible improvements in academic achievement at the bottom of the distribution of student performance within the first three years of secondary education. Furthermore, a negative result for competition was found for categorical academic classrooms settings. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1150468 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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