Disentangling Individual Abilities from Family Characteristics: Efficiency Measurement in Public and Private Schools from Ethiopia, India and Vietnam
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| Title: | Disentangling Individual Abilities from Family Characteristics: Efficiency Measurement in Public and Private Schools from Ethiopia, India and Vietnam |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Samwel Saimon Lwiza (ORCID |
| Source: | Educational Research and Evaluation. 2025 30(5-6):462-482. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Grade 7 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education Grade 8 Grade 9 High Schools Grade 10 |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Ability, Family Characteristics, Individual Characteristics, Public Schools, Private Schools, Academic Achievement, Environmental Influences, Educational Resources, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Efficiency |
| Geographic Terms: | Ethiopia, India, Vietnam |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13803611.2025.2478942 |
| ISSN: | 1380-3611 1744-4187 |
| Abstract: | This paper aims to introduce the decomposition of students' socioeconomic background into students' abilities and household characteristics, and, therefore, separately examine the contribution of each attribute to overall students' efficiency across public and private schools. Using Order-alpha and Metafrontier approaches to a sample of 25,060 students from the 2016/17 Young Lives School Survey, results indicate that student ability, family characteristics, school surrounding environment, and overall performance were significantly higher in private schools. However, there was no significant difference in school resources based on school type. Performance gaps across schools might, to a large extent, be explained by the quality of students admitted to such schools who might also be attracted by school environments. More emphasis on improving the environments surrounding schools is recommended. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1502378 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper aims to introduce the decomposition of students' socioeconomic background into students' abilities and household characteristics, and, therefore, separately examine the contribution of each attribute to overall students' efficiency across public and private schools. Using Order-alpha and Metafrontier approaches to a sample of 25,060 students from the 2016/17 Young Lives School Survey, results indicate that student ability, family characteristics, school surrounding environment, and overall performance were significantly higher in private schools. However, there was no significant difference in school resources based on school type. Performance gaps across schools might, to a large extent, be explained by the quality of students admitted to such schools who might also be attracted by school environments. More emphasis on improving the environments surrounding schools is recommended. |
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| ISSN: | 1380-3611 1744-4187 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13803611.2025.2478942 |
