ERIC Number: EJ1348844
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-0924-3453
EISSN: EISSN-1744-5124
The Effectiveness of Alternative Education: A Comparison between Primary Dalton Schools and Traditional Schools on Outcomes of Schooling
Sins, Patrick H. M.; van der Zee, Symen; Schuitema, Jaap A.
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v33 n2 p169-197 2022
With approximately 800 schools, alternative education is a substantial part of primary education in the Netherlands. With nearly 400 schools, Dalton education is the largest form of alternative education in the Netherlands. Given the size and popularity of Dalton education, it is rather remarkable that the effects of these schools have hardly been subject of empirical research. The aim of this study is to compare the cognitive and noncognitive outcomes and citizenship competencies of students attending Dalton schools with those of students from traditional schools. The scores of students in kindergarten, third grade, and sixth grade on language, math (cognitive outcomes), wellbeing, self-efficacy, task motivation (noncognitive outcomes), and citizenship competencies were compared. The results from multilevel analyses show that there are hardly any significant differences between Dalton schools and traditional schools on these measures.
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Grade 3, Grade 6, Academic Achievement, Well Being, Self Efficacy, Student Motivation, Citizenship Education, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 3; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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