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Are Large Cities Educational Assets or Liabilities? PISA in Focus. No. 17
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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
Countless policy makers and researchers have flocked to observe the education systems of Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore, which are among the top five performers in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) 2009 reading assessment. Many visitors have been particularly impressed by the fact that these education systems succeed in…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Urban Education, Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status
Socially Disadvantaged Students in Socially Disadvantaged Schools: Double Jeopardy in Mathematics Achievement in the G8 Countries
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Dundas, Traci Lynne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Using the G8 countries' (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States) samples from the 2003 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this study aimed to explore the phenomenon of double jeopardy in mathematics achievement for socially disadvantaged students. Double jeopardy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Mathematics Achievement
Rural Communities: Human and Symbolic Capital Development, Fields Apart.
Atkin, Chris – Compare, 2003
Considers the nature of rurality as a social construct and implications for policymakers considering lifelong education in developed economies of the world. Discussion focuses on three key questions: (1) what is rurality?; (2) what effect has rurality on cultural identity; and (3) what are rural and urban young people's perceptions of formal…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Traits, Developed Nations, Economic Development