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Platt, Louise Carolyn Sater – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research study is to compare student achievement changes between matched QEIA and non-QEIA schools in an effort to infer effects of the most significant feature of QEIA funding, class size reduction. The study addressed the critical question--are there demonstrated, significant differences in student achievement gains between…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Comparative Analysis
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Sjøberg, Svein – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
The PISA project has steadily increased its influence on the educational discourse and educational policies in the now 70 participating countries. The educational debate has become global, and the race to improve PISA-rankings has become high priority in many countries. For governments the PISA-test is a high-stake test. Governments are blamed for…
Descriptors: Governance, High Stakes Tests, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
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Russell, Victoria; Curtis, Wesley – Internet and Higher Education, 2013
This study explored how class size affects the quality of online language teaching and learning. Administrators and departments often make decisions about class size based on fiscal and budgetary constraints rather than on best practices in blended and/or online learning. The present study compared the experiences of instructors and students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Electronic Learning, Online Courses
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Ngware, Moses W.; Oketch, Moses; Ezeh, Alex C. – Education and Urban Society, 2011
This article examines the quality of primary school inputs in urban settlements with a view to understand how it sheds light on benchmarks of education quality indicators in Kenya. Data from a school survey that involved 83 primary schools collected in 2005 were used. The data set contains information on school quality characteristics of various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Primary Education, Educational Quality, Educational Change
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McNeill, Michael; Lim, Boon San Coral; Wang, Chee Keng John; Tan, Wee Keat Clara; MacPhail, Ann – European Physical Education Review, 2009
This study investigated the provision of physical education (PE) in Singapore. Singapore is a small island city state of approximately 699 square kilometres with a population of about 4 million people. This article aims to highlight the current status of PE in Singapore schools and compare it against suggested international standards and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Questionnaires
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
"Education at a Glance 2011: Highlights" offers a reader-friendly introduction to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD's) collection of internationally comparable data on education. As the name suggests, it is derived from "Education at a Glance 2011", the OECD's flagship compendium of education…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Benefits
Kollars, Deb – Journal of the New York State School Boards Association, 1989
Compares New York State and California public school spending and educational quality indicators. Discusses differences in class size, enrollment in elective courses, academic standards, and standardized test performance. (FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Class Size, Comparative Analysis
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
Across OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries, governments are having to work with shrinking public budgets while designing policies to make education more effective and responsive to growing demand. The 2011 edition of "Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" enables countries to see themselves in the light of…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries
Doss, David A.; Hester, Joy – 1978
The regulations and guidelines issued by the Office of Education and state education agencies imply that local districts must provide "something extra" with ESEA Title I funds. In many schools, other compensatory education programs also compete for the time of Title I eligible students. In an attempt to determine what the something extra…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1990
The General Accounting Office conducted a study to determine the costs of providing high-quality early childhood education (ECE). The study aimed to estimate the average annual cost per child of provision of high-quality ECE, compare the average annual salary for ECE teachers with that of public elementary school teachers, and determine the extent…
Descriptors: Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Criteria
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Williams, David D.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1985
A study of the relationship between class size and college student achievement in classes ranging from 13 to 1,006 students revealed that at this level, class size may be a less important factor in achievement than has been assumed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, College Instruction, College Students
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Howes, Carollee; Marx, Elisabeth – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1992
Describes and contrasts aspects of child care systems in France and the United States to stimulate discussion of child care standards. French child care is characterized by highly trained and reasonably compensated teachers who work in classrooms with class sizes and child-adult ratios considered excessive by U.S. standards. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration)
Helburn, Suzanne; Morris, John – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Examined the impact of child care center size on cost, quality, and profits per child. Examined centers ranging from 40 to 80 children and found total cost and revenue per child were similar for small, medium, and large centers. Found profits per child were highest in large centers and that there was no relationship between center quality and…
Descriptors: Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care Centers
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Robinson, Vicki; Blaine, Thomas; Pace, Nicholas J. – Rural Educator, 2004
Students, faculty, administration, and community members of three Iowa rural school districts were interviewed to identify educational issues in their communities. The results of the Iowa investigation are compared with the results of the Claremont Graduate School investigation published in "Voices from the inside: A report on schooling from…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Rural Schools, School Districts, Teacher Student Relationship
U.S. News & World Report, 1996
A ranking of 229 universities in the United States provides survey information concerning academic reputation, student selectivity, faculty resources, financial resources, retention, alumni giving, college entrance examination scores, freshmen's high school rank, acceptance and yield rates, student/faculty ratio, expenditures per student, class…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Alumni, Class Size
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