Academic performance and school ownership in Spain
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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2012): Nuevas formas, nuevos actores y nuevas dinámicas de la privatización en educación, Articles, pages 31-57
Submitted: Dec 10, 2015
Published: Sep 1, 2012
Abstract
Polarization by school ownership is one of the main features of the Spanish educational system.
Students enrolled in private schools tend to outperform students in public institutions, having
middle class students recently fled from the latter. This article reviews and analyzes the
determinants behind the public-private performance gap with the aim of elaborating reform
proposals aiming at its reduction.
Students enrolled in private schools tend to outperform students in public institutions, having
middle class students recently fled from the latter. This article reviews and analyzes the
determinants behind the public-private performance gap with the aim of elaborating reform
proposals aiming at its reduction.
Keywords:
school ownership, academic performance, PISA, evaluation
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Choi, A., & Calero, J. (2012). Academic performance and school ownership in Spain. Profesorado, Revista De Currículum Y Formación Del Profesorado, 16(3), 31–57. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/profesorado/article/view/19995