The influence of school size, principal characteristics and school management practices on educational performance: An efficiency analysis of Italian students attending middle schools

被引：20
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作者：
Masci, Chiara [1 ]
De Witte, Kristof [2 ,3 ]
Agasisti, Tommaso [4 ]
机构：
[1] Politecn Milan, Dept Math, MOX Modelling & Sci Comp, Via Bonardi 9, Milan, Italy
[2] Katholieke Univ Leuven KULeuven, Fac Business & Econ, Naamsestr 69, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium
[3] Maastricht Univ, Top Inst Evidence Based Educ Res TIER, Kapoenstr 2, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
[4] Politecn Milan, DIG Dept Management Econ & Ind Engn, Via Lambruschini 4-B, Milan, Italy
来源：
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES | 2018年 / 61卷
关键词：
Pupils achievement; Schools efficiency; Management practices; Principal characteristics; DISTRICT SIZE; LEADERSHIP; ECONOMIES; MATTER;
D O I：
10.1016/j.seps.2016.09.009
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
The aim of the paper is to identify which among the aspects that relate to the composition of the student body, school (district) size, management practices and the school principals' own characteristics are associated with the performance of Italian students at grade 8, measured through standardised test scores in reading and mathematics. The analysis makes use of a student-level efficiency model, and several school level variables are included as explanators for efficiency scores. The results show that, especially for reading, the most influential variables relate to the composition of the student body, while the students' performance in mathematics is partly correlated with the management practices adopted by the school principal/head teacher. Schools and schooling can only explain a minor part of the variance in achievement scores, however, and the characteristics of the students themselves play the most significant role. (c) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数：18
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