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Download full textLee, Valerie E. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
I take issue with several points in the Howleys' reanalysis (Vol. 12 No. 52 of this journal) of "High School Size: Which Works Best and for Whom?" (Lee & Smith, 1997). That the original sample of NELS schools might have underrepresented small rural public schools would not bias results, as they claim. Their assertion that our conclusions about an…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement, School Size, High Schools
Howley, Craig B.; Howley, Aimee A. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
Most of the recent literature on the achievement effects of school size has examined school and district performance. These studies have demonstrated substantial benefits of smaller school and district size in impoverished settings. To date, however, no work has adequately examined the relationship of size and socioeconomic status (SES) with…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, School Size, Rural Areas
