School competition and the quality of education: introducing market incentives into public services

Bukowska, Grażyna; Siwińska-Gorzelak, Joanna

doi:10.1111/j.1468-0351.2010.00397.x

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“… 2. Most of the studies measure competition between schools with geographic factors, being the availability of schools in a determined area or school district, with the most common one in the literature of economics of education (Bukowska and Siwuiska-Gorzelak, 2011; Gibbons et al, 2008). …”

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Explaining the gender gap in school principalship: A tale of two sides

Martínez¹,

Molina-López²,

Cabo³

2020

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

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This study sheds light on the underrepresentation of women as school principals by analysing which model (organisational or individual) is most identified with the gender differences in the quality of management found in favour of women principals. To do so, this study presents a model for the appointment of school heads in a two-sided market: demand and supply. On the demand side (organisational model), the presence of double standards, with respect to the promotion of women, would imply that higher bars are set for the evaluation of women. Alternatively, on the supply side (individual model), a potential lower self-efficacy perception among women could lead them to self-exclude from managerial positions. In both cases, the findings reveal only highly-skilled females as principals and a gender gap in principal positions. By using the World Management Survey (WMS), data indicate that female principals are associated with higher management quality, which confirms the presence of barriers to female promotion. Exploration of the market side responsible for these barriers found that only the demand side is significant, which signals the double-standard argument. This supports the argument that changes in the principal selection process should be implemented for the maximisation of the available pool of talent.

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Explaining the gender gap in school principalship: A tale of two sides

Martínez¹,

Molina-López²,

Cabo³

2020

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

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“…Belfield and Levin () reviewed studies on how higher levels of competition affected different educational variables, such as academic results or the quality of instruction. More recent studies by Abbott and Doucouliagos (), Agasisti (), Agasisti and Murtinu (), Bukowska and Siwińska‐Gorzelak (), Dijkgraaf et al (), Misra et al (), Rocens () and Rossi () also analysed the impact of competition on educational institutions. Our research studied the effect of competition on the level of the international demand at Spanish universities and on the origin of this demand.…”

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“…It is often used in the literature on education to measure the level of competition in a region. Among others, one can mention the studies by Bukowska and Siwińska‐Gorzelak (), Dijkgraaf et al () and Henry and Gordon (). Several one‐way analyses of variance were conducted to study the impact of competition on the international demand at Spanish universities.…”

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International Demand For Spanish University Education: an analysis in the context of the European Higher Education Area

Rincón

Barrutia

2017

Euro J of Education

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In the current context of globalisation it seems inevitable that the international openness of universities would also lead to efforts to attract foreign students. In the case of Spain, this is more necessary, insofar as the drop in population, the existence of other quality educational offerings, and the greater number of public and private universities have made students a target to compete for. Cutbacks in public funds have accentuated this trend. This article analyses the international demand at Spanish universities in order to determine whether there are significant differences because of the level of local competition faced by universities and public or private ownership. The Herfindhal index and analysis of variance are used to this end. Using data from the Statistics on University Students for the 2005-2006 and 2011-2012 academic years, we found that the creation of the European Higher Education Area partially affected international demand at Spanish universities.The overall international attractiveness of the Spanish university system improved considerably and universities have assumed an international view, regardless of the competition in their respective areas. Therefore, local competition is no longer a decisive factor to explain the international demand. In contrast, although public or private ownership does not determine the international attractiveness of universities, it does serve to explain their type of international demand. K E Y W O R D Sbologna process, competition, higher education, international demand, private universities, public universities | INTRODUCTIONThe current situation of the Spanish university system is largely characterised by greater competition between universities. In order to better understand this, it is important to bear in mind some of the changes that have taken place in recent decades and which have had a great impact on the current Spanish university scenario. First, following decades wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ejed Eur J Educ.

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“…Harrison (2005a) and Novak (2006) commented that competition is a powerful tool that can be used in the school sector to benefit the consumers (i.e., students) and raise productivity. Competition may contribute to improve the quality of education (Gabriel et al, 2008;Bukowska & Siwinska-Gorzelak, 2011). School administrators are compelled to make improvements and developments in their schools because of pressure from competitors and the need to attract students (Harrison, 2005b;Duarte et al, 2010).…”

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School Choice of Computing Students: A Comparative Perspective from Two Universities

Bringula¹,

Batalla²,

Moraga³

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This descriptive study utilized a validated questionnaire to determine the profile of two sets of students and their level of consideration in deciding to enroll in their University. It also determined whether their level of consideration in deciding to enroll in their University significantly differed from each other. It was found out that most of the University of the East (UE) and National University (NU) respondents were male respondents taking up Information Technology. They did not have a home province, lived in Manila and Quezon City, lived in family-owned houses, belonged to a family with five family members, and travelled at least an hour in going to school through jeepneys. On the other hand, they were different in terms of family monthly income (most of the UE respondents belonged to a family with a higher family monthly income) and number of family members who studied in the University (most of the NU respondents had at least one member who studied in the same university). It was also noted that more than a quarter of NU respondents lived near their school. UE and NU respondents agreed that they considered nine and five, respectively, of the eleven institutional image indicators in deciding to enroll in the university. UE respondents had the highest consideration on admission process and course offering while NU respondents had the highest consideration on scholarships and grants. Test of difference between means revealed that the level of considerations of the respondents on the institutional image indicators significantly differed in nine out of the eleven indicators. Thus, the null hypothesis stating that there is no significant difference in the level of consideration of the respondents in deciding to enroll in the two universities in terms of institutional image indicators is partially rejected. Conclusions, recommendations, and limitations of the study were also discussed.

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School competition and the quality of education: introducing market incentives into public services

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

Explaining the gender gap in school principalship: A tale of two sides

Explaining the gender gap in school principalship: A tale of two sides

International Demand For Spanish University Education: an analysis in the context of the European Higher Education Area

School Choice of Computing Students: A Comparative Perspective from Two Universities

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