School performance in Australia: results from analyses of school effectiveness: report for the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet

This report presents results from analyses of school effectiveness in Australia. School effectiveness is measured by estimating performance gains or differences on a variety of student outcome measures after controlling for differences in student background characteristics. The study has been undertaken as part of the Shared Future Project for the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC). The report begins with an analysis of some of the factors, such as socioeconomic status (SES) and school sector, that influence school performance, by examining their impact on student outcomes. It t ... Show more

Authors: Lamb, Stephen; Rumberger, Russell W.; Jesson, David; Teese, Richard

Corporate authors: Victoria. Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) [+] Show more

Published: Melbourne, Victoria, Department of Education and Training, 2004

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: xi, 69 p.

Access item: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060831025011/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/62813/20060831-0000/schoolPerformanceAustraliaFINAL.pdf Request Item from NCVER

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