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Download full textYoung, Deidra J.; Fraser, Barry J. – 1993
The purpose of this study is to investigate science achievement of Australian students and how this achievement can vary from school to school. The proposition that gender and socioeconomic inequities in Australia are the result of school systems designed to reproduce an unequal social order is be examined with reference both to current…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Equal Education, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedYoung, Deidra J.; Fraser, Barry J. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1993
Uses hierarchical modeling techniques to investigate Australian students' science achievement, examining the proposition that gender and socioeconomic inequities result from school systems designed to produce an unequal social order. Even after adjusting for students' individual characteristics, their home backgrounds, and school context, there…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Equal Education, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAldridge, Jill M.; Fraser, Barry J.; Huang, Tai-Chu Iris – Journal of Educational Research, 1999
Surveyed science students in Australia and Taiwan to explore their perceptions of seven dimensions of the classroom learning environment. Some students and teachers also completed interviews. Results highlighted differences in student attitudes between countries and emphasized the importance of cross-national studies to further understanding of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
