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ERIC Number: EJ640826
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1363-2434
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The Composition of Specialist Schools in England: Track Record and Future Prospect.
Gorard, Stephen; Taylor, Chris
School Leadership & Management, v21 n4 p365-81 Nov 2001
Examines the advantages and disadvantages of specialist schools in England. Concludes that specialist schools attain higher levels of student achievement at the cost of socioeconomic diversity, especially when these schools set their own admission criteria. Suggests ways for specialist schools to increase student diversity. (Contains 23 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Cost Effectiveness, Diversity (Student), Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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