Does School Choice Lead to "Spirals of Decline"?.

Gorard, Stephen; Taylor, Chris; Fitz, John

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ERIC Number: EJ650406

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Publication Date: 2002

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Does School Choice Lead to "Spirals of Decline"?

Gorard, Stephen; Taylor, Chris; Fitz, John

Journal of Education Policy, v17 n3 p367-84 May-Jun 2002

Considers the notion of schools in a "spiral of decline," in which less popular schools within a market system lose numbers and increase their proportion of socially disadvantaged pupils over time. Using data derived from all secondary schools in England from 1989 to 1999, finds little evidence for any increase in the existence of such schools. (Contains 52 references.) (Authors/PKP)

Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Economically Disadvantaged, Failure, Foreign Countries, School Choice, School Closing, School Demography, School Size, Secondary Education

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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