Publicly provided education

EA Hanushek - Handbook of public economics, 2002 - Elsevier
Historically, most attention in public programs has been given to the resources devoted to
the activity, and resources have been used to index both commitment and quality. Education …

The potential impact of large-scale voucher programs

PJ McEwan - Review of Educational Research, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
This review assesses the potential impact of large-scale voucher programs, drawing on
empirical literature in economics, education, and sociology. The discussion is guided by …

Selection on observed and unobserved variables: Assessing the effectiveness of Catholic schools

JG Altonji, TE Elder, CR Taber - Journal of political economy, 2005 - journals.uchicago.edu
In this paper we measure the effect of Catholic high school attendance on educational
attainment and test scores. Because we do not have a good instrumental variable for …

Educational production

EP Lazear - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Classroom education has public good aspects. The technology is such that when one
student disrupts the class, learning is reduced for all other students. A disruption model of …

[图书][B] Les nouvelles politiques éducatives: La France fait-elle les bons choix?

N Mons - 2015 - books.google.com
Cet ouvrage présente une évaluation des politiques éducatives françaises menées depuis
deux décennies. Rédigé par une spécialiste de l'analyse comparée des politiques …

The effectiveness and efficiency of private schools in Chile's voucher system

PJ McEwan, M Carnoy - Educational evaluation and policy …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper assesses the relative effectiveness and efficiency of private and public schools in
Chile, where the military government implemented a national voucher plan in 1980. Non …

What have we learned about homeschooling?

EJ Isenberg - Peabody Journal of Education, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
This article discusses quantitative research on homeschooling, including the available data,
pitfalls of using the data, estimates of the number of homeschooled children, part-time …

[图书][B] Making sense of research: What's good, what's not, and how to tell the difference

EK McEwan, PJ McEwan - 2003 - books.google.com
Page 1 Elaine K. McEwan Patrick J. McEwan akin CITS f Research What's Good, What's Not,
and How to Tell the Difference Page 2 \}, f Research Page 3 To the memory of Elaine’s …

School vouchers and academic performance: Results from three randomized field trials

WG Howell, PJ Wolf, DE Campbell… - Journal of Policy …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
This article examines the effects of school vouchers on student test scores in New York, New
York, Dayton, Ohio, and Washington, DC. The evaluations in all three cities are designed as …

The effectiveness of public, catholic, and non-religious private schools in Chile's voucher system

PJ McEwan - Education economics, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
In 1980, Chile began financing public and most private schools with vouchers. This paper
uses 1997 data on over 150 000 Chilean eighth-graders to compare Spanish and …