Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:20:37 BST CiteULike: beckyallen's library [746 articles] http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/1457288 <i>The American Economic Review, Vol. 97, No. 3. (June 2007), pp. 789-817.</i> Estimating the Effects of Private School Vouchers in Multidistrict Economies Ferreyra Maria Marta doi:10.1257/000282807781267066 The American Economic Review, Vol. 97, No. 3. (June 2007), pp. 789-817. 2007-07-15T08:19:12-00:00 2007 The American Economic Review 0002-8282 97 3 789 817 American Economic Association choice sorting usa vouchers http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/1593344 <i>Sociology of Education, Vol. 80, No. 3. (July 2007), pp. 179-209.</i> Contextual Explanations of School Choice Lauen Douglas Lee Sociology of Education, Vol. 80, No. 3. (July 2007), pp. 179-209. 2007-08-26T00:38:02-00:00 2007 Sociology of Education 0038-0407 80 3 179 209 American Sociological Association choice schools http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/684122 <i>Scandinavian Political Studies, Vol. 22, No. 2. (1999), pp. 137-156.</i> Local School Choice Policies in Sweden Alice Lidström Scandinavian Political Studies, Vol. 22, No. 2. (1999), pp. 137-156. 2006-06-05T08:48:54-00:00 1999 Scandinavian Political Studies 22 2 137 156 choice international schools http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/546902 <i>The American Economic Review, Vol. 96, No. 1. (March 2006), pp. 280-289.</i> Putting Risk in Its Proper Place Louis Eeckhoudt Harris Schlesinger doi:10.1257/000282806776157777 The American Economic Review, Vol. 96, No. 1. (March 2006), pp. 280-289. 2006-03-10T21:34:30-00:00 2006 The American Economic Review 0002-8282 96 1 280 289 American Economic Association economics uncertainty http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/553969 <i>Bulletin of Economic Research, Vol. 58, No. 2. (April 2006), pp. 75-104.</i> Measuring Efficiency: A Comparison of Multilevel Modelling and Data Envelopment Analysis in the Context of Higher Education Johnes Jill doi:10.1111/j.0307-3378.2006.00238.x Bulletin of Economic Research, Vol. 58, No. 2. (April 2006), pp. 75-104. 2006-03-16T11:06:48-00:00 2006 Bulletin of Economic Research 0307-3378 58 2 75 104 Blackwell Publishing econometrics highered statistics http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/548746 <i>Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 68, No. 2. (April 2006), pp. 203-224.</i> An Analysis of the Value Added by Secondary Schools in England: Is the Value Added Indicator of Any Value? Jim Taylor Anhngoc Nguyen doi:10.1111/j.1468-0084.2006.00159.x Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 68, No. 2. (April 2006), pp. 203-224. 2006-03-12T00:51:59-00:00 2006 Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 0305-9049 68 2 203 224 Blackwell Publishing achievement economics leaguetables productivity schools http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/586700 <i>Computational Economics, Vol. 26, No. 3-4. (November 2005), pp. 1-29.</i> Discrete Working Time Choice in an Applied General Equilibrium Model Stefan Boeters Michael Feil Nicole Gurtzgen doi:10.1007/s10614-005-9001-7 Computational Economics, Vol. 26, No. 3-4. (November 2005), pp. 1-29. 2006-04-14T22:03:09-00:00 2005 Computational Economics 0927-7099 26 3-4 1 29 Springer cge economics simulation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/607045 <i>Journal of Public Economic Theory, Vol. 8, No. 2. (May 2006), pp. 193-218.</i> Welfare Economics with Intransitive Revealed Preferences: A Theory of the Endowment Effect Lorne Carmichael Bentley Macleod doi:10.1111/j.1467-9779.2006.00260.x Journal of Public Economic Theory, Vol. 8, No. 2. (May 2006), pp. 193-218. 2006-04-30T00:39:41-00:00 2006 Journal of Public Economic Theory 1097-3923 8 2 193 218 Blackwell Publishing economics http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/489972 <i>(20 December 2004)</i><br /><br />Statistical Methods for Spatial Data Analysis is a comprehensive treatment of statistical theory and methods for spatial data analysis, employing a model-based and frequentist approach that emphasizes the spatial domain. The volume delivers an up-to-date treatment of semivariogram estimation and modeling and spatial analysis in the spectral domain, as well as a thorough analysis of spatial regression, covering linear models with uncorrelated errors, linear models with spatially-correlated errors and generalized linear mixed models for spatial data and succinctly discussing Bayesian hierarchical models. It concludes with a review of simulation, non-stationary covariance and spatio-temporal processes. Statistical Methods for Spatial Data Analysis (Texts in Statistical Science Series) Oliver Schabenberger (20 December 2004) 2006-02-02T20:56:46-00:00 2004 Chapman & Hall/CRC spatial statistics http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/378137 <i></i><br /><br />There is an increasingly widespread belief, both within and outside the discipline, that modern economics is irrelevant to the understanding of the real world. <i>Economics and Reality</i> traces this irrelevance to the failure of economists to match their methods with their subject, showing that formal, mathematical models are unsuitable to the social realities economists purport to address. <br> <br> Tony Lawson examines the various ways in which mainstream economics is rooted in positivist philosophy and examines the problems this causes. It focuses on human agency, social structure and their interaction and explores how the understanding of this social phenomena can be used to transform the nature of economic practice. <i>Economics and Reality</i> concludes by showing how this newly transformed economics might set about shaping economic policy. Economics and Reality (Economics As Social Theory) Tony Lawson 2005-11-02T14:59:51-00:00 Routledge economics ontology http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/378140 <i>(20 February 2003)</i><br /><br />This eagerly anticipated new book from Tony Lawson contends that economics can profit from a more explicit concern with ontology (enquiry into the nature of existence) than has been its custom. Reorienting Economics (Economics as Social Theory) Tony Lawson (20 February 2003) 2005-11-02T15:00:42-00:00 2003 Routledge economics ontology http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/606459 <i>(30 September 1985)</i><br /><br />The much-discussed book that explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists--whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals--when there is no central authority to police their actions. The Evolution of Cooperation Robert Axelrod (30 September 1985) 2006-04-29T16:20:10-00:00 1985 Basic Books agentbased http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/606475 <i>(01 February 2005)</i><br /><br /><p><b>An invaluable guide to the complex and increasingly vital study of social simulation</b></p> <p>This is a revised, completely updated edition of the practical textbook that examines the techniques of building computer simulations to assist understanding of social and economic issues and problems. Interest in social simulation has been growing rapidly worldwide as a result of increasingly powerful hardware capabilities and software programs. The focus on this area of expertise is also influenced by a rising interest in the application of ideas of complexity, evolution, adaptation, and chaos in the social sciences.</p> <p>This authoritative book details all of the common approaches to social simulation, to provide social scientists with an appreciation of the literature and allow those with some programming skills to create their own simulations. New for this edition are a chapter on how to use simulation as a tool, as well as a chapter on multi-agent systems to explain why and how multi-agent modeling has become the preferred approach to simulation.</p> Simulation for the Social Scientist Nigel Gilbert Klaus Troitzsch (01 February 2005) 2006-04-29T17:10:22-00:00 2005 Open University Press agentbased simulation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/608021 <i>(23 June 2006)</i><br /><br />The explosive growth in computational power over the past several decades offers new tools and opportunities for economists. This handbook volume surveys recent research on Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE), the computational study of economic processes modeled as dynamic systems of interacting agents. Empirical referents for "agents" in ACE models can range from individuals or social groups with learning capabilities to physical world features with no cognitive function. Topics covered include: learning; empirical validation; network economics; social dynamics; financial markets; innovation and technological change; organizations; market design; automated markets and trading agents; political economy; social-ecological systems; computational laboratory development; and general methodological issues.<br><br>*Every volume contains contributions from leading researchers<br>*Each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of a particular topic <br>*The series provides comprehensive and accessible surveys Handbook of Computational Economics, Volume 2, First Edition : Agent-Based Computational Economics (Handbook of Computational Economics) Leigh Tesfatsion Kenneth Judd (23 June 2006) 2006-04-30T15:27:17-00:00 2006 North Holland agentbased economics simulation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/608191 <i>(05 October 1997)</i> Simulating Social Phenomena (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems) Rosaria Conte (05 October 1997) 2006-04-30T19:04:53-00:00 1997 Springer simulation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/551109 <i>(23 September 1999)</i><br /><br /> Social insects--ants, bees, termites, and wasps--can be viewed as powerful problem-solving systems with sophisticated collective intelligence. Composed of simple interacting agents, this intelligence lies in the networks of interactions among individuals and between individuals and the<br>environment. A fascinating subject, social insects are also a powerful metaphor for artificial intelligence, and the problems they solve--finding food, dividing labor among nestmates, building nests, responding to external challenges--have important counterparts in engineering and computer science. <br> <br>This book provides a detailed look at models of social insect behavior and how to apply these models in the design of complex systems. The book shows how these models replace an emphasis on control, preprogramming, and centralization with designs featuring autonomy, emergence, and distributed<br>functioning. These designs are proving immensely flexible and robust, able to adapt quickly to changing environments and to continue functioning even when individual elements fail. In particular, these designs are an exciting approach to the tremendous growth of complexity in software and<br>information. Swarm Intelligence draws on up-to-date research from biology, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, robotics, operations research, and computer graphics, and each chapter is organized around a particular biological example, which is then used to develop an algorithm, a multiagent<br>system, or a group of robots. The book will be an invaluable resource for a broad range of disciplines. Swarm Intelligence : From Natural to Artificial Systems (Santa Fe Institute Studies on the Sciences of Complexity) Eric Bonabeau Marco Dorigo Guy Theraulaz (23 September 1999) 2006-03-14T12:59:22-00:00 1999 Oxford University Press, USA agentbased http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/612761 <i>(29 March 2004)</i><br /><br /><P>In agent-based modeling the focus is very much on agent-based simulation, as simulation is a very important tool for agent-based modeling. We also use agent-based simulation in this book with a stress on the mathematical foundation of agent-based modeling. We introduce two original mathematical frameworks, a theory of SLD (Social Learning Dynamics) and an axiomatic theory of economic exchange (Exchange Algebra) among agents. Exchange algebra gives bottom-up reconstruction of SNA (System of National Accountings). SLD provides the concept of indirect control of socio-economic systems to manage structural change and its stability. We also compare agent-based simulation with gaming simulation and investigate the epistemological foundation of agent-based modeling.</P> Economics as an Agent-Based Complex System H Deguchi Hiroshi Deguchi (29 March 2004) 2006-05-03T22:55:45-00:00 2004 Springer agentbased economics http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/588341 <i>Educational Policy, Vol. 20, No. 2. (1 May 2006), pp. 429-454.</i><br /><br />The current debate about class size is not centered on whether smaller class sizes are desirable. Rather, the debate is whether the costs involved are the best ways to spend taxpayers' monies. This analysis addresses this question for the state of Florida. Using the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test as a measure of educational achievement, a state data set containing information on all elementary schools was used to examine which government-funded inputs were most cost effective. Using a three-step methodology leading to a cost effectiveness analysis, this article finds that reducing class sizes is the most expensive of state inputs that affect achievement scores. Varying the mix of school personnel (administrators, teachers, and teacher aides) and investments in teacher quality (training and experience) are shown to produce the same results (raising test scores) at a lower cost than the reduction of class sizes. 10.1177/0895904805284053 Cost-Effective School Inputs: Is Class Size Reduction the Best Educational Expenditure for Florida? Anthony Normore Lynn Ilon doi:10.1177/0895904805284053 Educational Policy, Vol. 20, No. 2. (1 May 2006), pp. 429-454. 2006-04-16T21:08:49-00:00 2006 Educational Policy 20 2 429 454 education productivity schools usa http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/202648 <i>(15 October 2001)</i> How Economics Forgot History Geoffrey Hodgson (15 October 2001) 2005-05-18T16:48:20-00:00 2001 Routledge economics http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/591970 <i>(1973)</i> The Economics of Education J Sheenan (1973) 2006-04-20T14:11:04-00:00 1973 George Allen economics education http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585753 <i>Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Vol. 15, No. 4. (1993), pp. 396-409.</i><br /><br />School choice advocates maintain that parents who choose their schools will be satisfied with those schools. This study examines the nature of the interrelationships between parents' satisfaction with public schools of choice and (a) parents' empowerment, (b) parental involvement, and (c) the congruence between what parents expected of the school when deciding to enroll their child and the actual school program. Findings from a study of school choice in Israel reveal that socioeconomic status is a major factor in understanding the relationships between parent satisfaction and choice. Choice, Empowerment, and Involvement: What Satisfies Parents? Ellen Goldring Rina Shapira Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Vol. 15, No. 4. (1993), pp. 396-409. 2006-04-13T13:55:12-00:00 1993 Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 15 4 396 409 choice economics schools http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585751 <i>(01 September 2005)</i><br /><br />The surge of inequality in income and wealth in the United States over the past twenty-five years has reversed the steady progress toward greater equality that had been underway throughout most of the twentieth century. This economic development has defied historical patterns and surprised many economists, producing vigorous debate. <I>Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?</I> examines the ways in which human capital policies can address this important problem. Taking it as a given that potentially low-income workers would benefit from more human capital in the form of market skills and education, James Heckman and Alan Krueger discuss which policies would be most effective in providing it: should we devote more resources to the entire public school system, or to specialized programs like Head Start? Would relaxing credit restraints encourage more students to attend college? Does vocational training actually work? What is the best balance of private and public sector programs?<br /> <br /> The book preserves the character of the symposium at which the papers were originally presented, recreating its atmosphere of lively debate. It begins with separate arguments by Krueger and Heckman (writing with Pedro Carneiro), which are followed by comments from other economists. Krueger and Heckman and Carneiro then offer separate responses to the comments and final rejoinders. Inequality in America : What Role for Human Capital Policies? (Alvin Hansen Symposium Series on Public Policy) James Heckman Alan Krueger (01 September 2005) 2006-04-13T13:51:50-00:00 2005 The MIT Press economics education socialclass usa http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/581365 <i>(11 July 2005)</i><br /><br />This book is the outgrowth of a two-day conference at the Brookings Institution in April 1995, organized by Helen F. Ladd. The conference brought together researchers from various disciplines--most notable economics, educational policy and management, and political science--to present new empirical evidence on performance-based strategies for reforming education. Holding Schools Accountable: Performance-Based Reform in Education Helen Ladd (11 July 2005) 2006-04-11T03:34:52-00:00 2005 Brookings Institution Press competition international productivity schools http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585680 <i>Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 70, No. 4. (2004), pp. 850-875.</i><br /><br />Labor markets in the East Asian "miracle" economies have undergone profound changes in recent decades as their comparative advantage in low-wage labor diminished and jobs shifted toward higher-skill manufacturing and services. This study uses an occupational decomposition technique to examine how such shifts in East Asia's occupational structures have affected trends in their gender wage gaps. The wage gap is decomposed into across-occupation and within-occupation factors that are each further separated into wage and employment components. Results based on a comprehensive labor force data set for Taiwan show that with in-occupation pay discrepancies account for the bulk of gender wage inequity. Occupational segregation and the gender wage gap in a dynamic East Asian economy JE Zveglich YV Rodgers Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 70, No. 4. (2004), pp. 850-875. 2006-04-13T12:11:25-00:00 2004 Southern Economic Journal 70 4 850 875 occupational segregation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585679 <i>(Nov 1974)</i><br /><br />This paper examines, both theoretically and empirically, three measures of segregation, with the empirical focus on school segregation. The first measure is based on the absolute deviation of the racial composition of a school from that of the school district, the second is based on the square of that deviation, and the third is derived from information theory. The purpose of this paper is to examine and compare the properties of these three measures in terms of how useful they are both as descriptive devices and as indicators of appropriate policy actions. Separate discussions of the theoretical nature of each index are accompanied by summaries of their calculated values based on a sample of school districts. Several arguments are given for preferring the information theory measure: it incorporates the notion of diminishing marginal payoff to desegregation; it depends on the entire distribution of students by race across schools; it may be interpreted as a measure of association between race and school assignment; it can be meaningfully aggregated; and, once aggregated, it can be decomposed into "between" and "within" components. Its main drawbacks are that it is somewhat more complicated to calculate and that its interpretation is not as easily grasped intuitively. The use of any of the three indexes presented here as a policy aid would be substantially better than subjective judgment. (Author/JM) An Investigation of Alternative Measures of School Segregation. Discussion Paper No. 229-74 Barbara Zoloth (Nov 1974) 2006-04-13T12:11:25-00:00 1974 indices schools segregation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585678 <i>Land Economics, Vol. 52, No. 3. (1976), pp. 278-298.</i> Alternative measures of school segregation BS Zoloth Land Economics, Vol. 52, No. 3. (1976), pp. 278-298. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1976 Land Economics 52 3 278 298 indices schools segregation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585677 <i>Land Economics, Vol. 52 (1976), pp. 278-298.</i> Alternative measures of school segregation B Zoloth Land Economics, Vol. 52 (1976), pp. 278-298. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1976 Land Economics 52 278 298 indices schools segregation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585676 <i>Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 19, No. 1. (2000), pp. 75-92.</i> Peer effects in private schools and public schools across countries Ron Zimmer Eugenia Toma Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 19, No. 1. (2000), pp. 75-92. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 2000 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 19 1 75 92 international peereffects schools http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585675 <i>Oxford Studies in Comparative Education, Vol. 6 (1996), pp. 63-76.</i> Market trends and the French school system: overt policy, hidden strategies, actual changes A van Zanten Oxford Studies in Comparative Education, Vol. 6 (1996), pp. 63-76. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1996 Oxford Studies in Comparative Education 6 63 76 admissions choice international schools http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585674 <i>British Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 27, No. 3. (2001), pp. 245-267.</i> Progress from GCSE to A and AS level: institutional and gender differences, and trends over time M Yang G Woodhouse British Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 27, No. 3. (2001), pp. 245-267. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 2001 British Journal of Educational Research 27 3 245 267 achievement schools uk http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585673 <i>Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 50, No. 2. (2003), pp. 189-206.</i><br /><br />Much research has focused on the development of equilibrium models of local jurisdictions to analyze the formation of social structures and community characteristics. These models, however, have been subjected to little empirical testing. In a recent paper, Epple and Sieg (1999) developed a new method for estimating equilibrium models of local jurisdictions, but they did not include environmental amenities in their empirical application. In this paper, we extend and apply this new method to estimate households' preferences for alternative environmental amenities in the Portland Oregon metropolitan area. We show that estimated structural parameters would be biased if environmental amenities are ignored. By including amenities into the structural models of local jurisdictions, households' preferences for alternative environmental amenities and public goods are estimated. Parameter values underlying households' residential choices are uncovered. Many of the empirical regularities observed in the data are replicated. Estimating households' preferences for environmental amenities using equilibrium models of local jurisdictions JJ Wu SH Cho Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 50, No. 2. (2003), pp. 189-206. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 2003 Scottish Journal of Political Economy 50 2 189 206 housing sorting http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585672 <i>(2002)</i> Econometric analysis of cross section and panel data Jeffrey Wooldridge (2002) 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 2002 The MIT Press econometrics http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585671 <i>(1994)</i> School responses to the quasi-market Philip Woods (1994) 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1994 KaganPage competition schools uk http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585670 <i>British Educational Research Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2. (2002), pp. 227-247.</i><br /><br />This is the second of two articles drawing from the Economic and Social Research Council-funded Impact of Competition on Secondary Schools study. The first article reported quantitative data concerning the relationship between the rate of school improvement and degree of social disadvantage amongst school student communities. This article examines qualitative data from three case-study schools in order to illuminate the barriers to responsiveness that face socially disadvantaged schools and impede school improvement. Attention is drawn to the cumulative impact of contextual influences, which interact with internal school factors, particularly the influence of local school hierarchies and processes of labelling that affect students and their learning experiences. Raising School Performance in the League Tables (Part 2): barriers to responsiveness in three disadvantaged schools PA Woods Rosalind Levacic British Educational Research Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2. (2002), pp. 227-247. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 2002 British Educational Research Journal 28 2 227 247 choice competition schools uk http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585669 <i>(1995)</i> Fifth-Year Report: Milwaukee Parental Choice Program JF Witte TD Sterr T Thorne (1995) 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1995 choice usa vouchers http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585668 <i>(1997)</i> Achievement Effects of the Milwaukee Voucher Programm JF Witte (1997) 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1997 achievement choice usa vouchers http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585667 <i>(1967)</i> Rich Schools, Poor Schools AE Wise (1967) 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1967 University of Chicago Press schools segregation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585666 <i>Housing Studies, Vol. 17, No. 6. (2002), pp. 813-832.</i> Moving House, Creating Home: Exploring residential mobility A Winstanley D Thorns H Perkins Housing Studies, Vol. 17, No. 6. (2002), pp. 813-832. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 2002 Housing Studies 17 6 813 832 housing sorting http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585665 <i>Social Forces, Vol. 57, No. 2. (1978), pp. 717-720.</i> The desirability of using the index of dissimilarity or any adjustment of it for measuring segregation: Reply to Falk, Cortse and Cohen Christopher Winship Social Forces, Vol. 57, No. 2. (1978), pp. 717-720. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1978 Social Forces 57 2 717 720 indices randombias segregation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585664 <i>Social Forces, Vol. 55, No. 4. (1977), pp. 1059-1066.</i> A revaluation of indexes of residential segregation Christopher Winship Social Forces, Vol. 55, No. 4. (1977), pp. 1059-1066. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1977 Social Forces 55 4 1059 1066 indices segregation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585663 <i>(2003)</i><br /><br />Performance tables for UK secondary schools have been published annually since 1992. In 2003, for the first time, these tables additionally include a measure of the educational ?value added? by a school to its pupils. This paper provides the first large scale analysis of the likely impact of the new value added performance indicator on the rankings of schools in the resulting league tables. Our analysis employs a national dataset of matched exam results, recently released by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), which includes the results of the cohort of pupils who sat Key Stage 3 (KS3) exams at age 14 in 1997, and GCSE (or equivalent) exams at age 16 in 1999; this yields data on over half a million pupils. Using this dataset we have replicated five performance indicators which have been or will be published in the UK. In particular, we focus on the key pre-2002 PI, the percentage of pupils gaining at least five GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or above (%5A*-C), and the new value added indicator (VAcap). At a national level, we investigate the relationships between both the indicators themselves and the rankings which result. We then focus on one LEA, Bristol, and show to what extent school positions in the league tables are sensitive to the PI employed. We find a low degree of correlation between %5A*-C and VAcap and the resulting rankings, both at national and local level. This is reflected in the degree to which Bristol schools? ranking positions change when different PIs are employed. We conclude that value added does provide a more accurate measure of school performance and hence should help parental choice. We provide evidence, however, which suggests that a single PI, representing a school average value added score, may not be sufficiently informative. Which Ranking? The Use of Alternative Performance Indicators in the English Secondary Education Market Deborah Wilson (2003) 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 2003 CMPO, University of Bristol achievement leaguetables productivity http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585662 <i>Economics of Education Review, Vol. 11, No. 4. (1992), pp. 339-359.</i> Alert and inert clients: the Scottish experience of parental choice of schools J Willms F Echols Economics of Education Review, Vol. 11, No. 4. (1992), pp. 339-359. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1992 Economics of Education Review 11 4 339 359 choice schools uk http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585661 <i>Journal Of Mathematical Sociology, Vol. 20 (1995), pp. 23-40.</i> A multilevel model for community segregation JD Willms LJ Paterson Journal Of Mathematical Sociology, Vol. 20 (1995), pp. 23-40. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1995 Journal Of Mathematical Sociology 20 23 40 indices segregation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585660 <i>Journal Of Mathematical Sociology, Vol. 20, No. 1. (1995), pp. 23-40.</i><br /><br />Segregation indices can be modelled statistically by using bootstrap re-sampling along with multilevel modelling. Computer software is now available to accomplish this straightforwardly. Examples are provided from measurements of social-class segregation among Scottish secondary-school pupils. The modelling shows that some of the differences in segregation between communities can be attributed to characteristics of the communities. Extensions of the model would allow the tracking of changes in segregation over time, for example to assess the impact of policies to reduce segregation. A Multilevel Model For Community Segregation JD Willms L Paterson Journal Of Mathematical Sociology, Vol. 20, No. 1. (1995), pp. 23-40. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1995 Journal Of Mathematical Sociology 20 1 23 40 indices segregation http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585659 <i>Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 18, No. 2. (1992), pp. 245-251.</i> Effects Of Perceived Extrinsic Versus Intrinsic Teacher Motivation On Student Reactions To Skill Acquisition TC Wild ME Enzle WL Hawkins Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 18, No. 2. (1992), pp. 245-251. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1992 Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin 18 2 245 251 teachers http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585658 <i>(1998)</i> Devolution and choice in education Geoff Whitty Sally Power D Halpin (1998) 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1998 Open University Press choice schools http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585657 <i>(1989)</i> England and Wales: the role of the private sector G Whitty T Edwards J Fitz (1989) 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1989 Routledge schools uk http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585656 <i>Research in Education, Vol. 62 (1999), pp. 22-31.</i> Teacher Supply: Is there a disjuncture between policy and practice? The case of mature students J Whitehead L Preece S Maughan Research in Education, Vol. 62 (1999), pp. 22-31. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1999 Research in Education 62 22 31 teachers http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585655 <i>(1994)</i> Parental choice and education for citizenship Patricia White (1994) 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 1994 Kogan Page choice schools http://www.citeulike.org/user/beckyallen/article/585654 <i>Oxford Review of Education, Vol. 27, No. 3. (2001), pp. 317-337.</i><br /><br />This paper describes the results of an analysis of the secondary school admissions arrangements, current and past, published by 40 Local Education Authorities in England and Wales. Arrangements are separated here into application procedures and school allocation criteria, and explored through an examination of specific examples of each type. The potential impacts of these arrangements for school admissions and for the changing social composition of schools are discussed. Perhaps the most significant finding is the scale of variation, even between apparently similar regions, in the nature of the admissions process, given that all procedures are presented as being in accordance with national legislation. Because the local implementation of national policy gives authorities this leeway in interpretation, many areas have riot changed their procedures much, either in response to the Education Reform Act 1988, or the subsequent School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Regional and local differences in admission arrangements for schools P White S Gorard J Fitz C Taylor Oxford Review of Education, Vol. 27, No. 3. (2001), pp. 317-337. 2006-04-13T12:11:24-00:00 2001 Oxford Review of Education 27 3 317 337 admissions choice schools