Do private schools in Argentina perform better because they are private?

The objective of this study is to analyse the determinants of the quality of education in Argentina and, in particular, to look at what influence a school's ownership structure has. A multilevel regression model and 2006 data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) were u...

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Published in:CEPAL review 2011, Vol.105 (105), p.141-155
Main Author: Formichella, María Marta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Argentina
Argentinien
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Determinants
Economics of education
Modelling
Ownership
Private schools
Privatschule
Quality standards
Regression analysis
School administration
Schule
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Summary:The objective of this study is to analyse the determinants of the quality of education in Argentina and, in particular, to look at what influence a school's ownership structure has. A multilevel regression model and 2006 data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) were used for this purpose. One of the main findings is that the correlation between a school's administrative structure (public or private) and its students' scholastic performance fades when the socioeconomic school environment is taken into consideration. Reprinted by permission of United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ISSN:0251-2920
0252-0257
DOI:10.18356/5aded8e2-en