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van Langevelde, Ab – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1993
The consequences of migration for the position of the Frisian language in the Netherlands are analyzed. An annual model is presented that can estimate the effect of extraprovincial migration on the number of people speaking Frisian at home. (Contains 31 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Demography, Dutch, Foreign Countries, Language Usage
Gibbons, Stephen; Silva, Olmo – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2007
We explore the association between urban density and pupil attainment using three cohorts of pupils in schooling in England. Although--as widely recognised--attainment in dense urban places is low on average, this is not because urban environments disadvantage pupils, but because the most disadvantaged pupils with low average attainments attend…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Choice, Academic Achievement, Urban Areas
Griffith, D. A. – 1994
The Griffith Service Access Frame (GSAF) is a model used for quantifying the access disadvantage to educational services of remote and rural areas in Australia. The model was specifically developed to assist policymakers and administrators in allocating resources. The problem with the current funding formula used by the Australian federal…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Concurrent Validity, Economic Factors, Educational Finance