The Participant Effects of Private School Vouchers Across the Globe: A Meta-Analytic and Systematic Review

Shakeel, M. Danish; Anderson, Kaitlin P.; Wolf, Patrick J.

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“…Of the 20 existing random assignment studies of the effects of private school choice on student achievement, only two have found negative impacts in the final year of their analyses (Abdulkadiroğlu, Pathak, and Walters, ; Dynarski, Webber, and Bachman, ). A recent meta‐analysis of 19 of these experimental studies finds that private school voucher programs have small positive impacts on student test scores around the world (Shakeel, Anderson, and Wolf, ). Shakeel, Anderson, and Wolf () find larger positive impacts for reading than for math, for international programs than for those in the United States, and for programs that are publicly funded than those that are privately funded.…”

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“…A recent meta‐analysis of 19 of these experimental studies finds that private school voucher programs have small positive impacts on student test scores around the world (Shakeel, Anderson, and Wolf, ). Shakeel, Anderson, and Wolf () find larger positive impacts for reading than for math, for international programs than for those in the United States, and for programs that are publicly funded than those that are privately funded. Further, some private school choice studies find evidence to suggest that voucher programs are better at shaping student test scores after a few years of use (Mills and Wolf, ; Shakeel, Anderson, and Wolf, ; Waddington and Berends, ).…”

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Does Private Schooling Affect Noncognitive Skills? International Evidence Based on Test and Survey Effort on PISA

DeAngelis

2019

Social Science Quarterly

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Objective This study estimates the effects of private schooling on noncognitive outcomes as measured by patterns of student responses on exams and surveys. Methods I use Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data from over 300,000 individual students within 44 countries in 2009 and a historical natural experiment to estimate the causal impact of private schooling on student effort. Since nations with larger shares of Catholics in 1900 tend to have larger shares of private schooling today, the study uses the Catholic share of the population in 1900 as an exogenous instrument to predict whether a given child is in a private school in 2009. Results The results suggest that private schooling increases student effort on PISA tests, as measured by test decline, while decreasing diligence on student surveys, as measured by careless answer patterns and nonresponse rates. In addition, I find that private schooling substantially increases PISA test scores, and that stronger noncognitive skills are associated with higher PISA scores. Conclusion Since this is the first study to connect school sector to these noncognitive outcomes, additional research on this topic is especially welcome. More research is also needed on the validity of measures such as test decline, careless answer patterns, and nonresponse rates.

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Does Private Schooling Affect Noncognitive Skills? International Evidence Based on Test and Survey Effort on PISA

DeAngelis

2019

Social Science Quarterly

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“…We know much about school outcomes in education markets in the US, for instance, than we do about such considerations in the low-fee sector in India (Lubienski & Weitzel, 2008;Shakeel, Anderson, & Wolf, 2016;Usher & Kober, 2011). Similarly, there has been good work on the impacts of markets on social segregation in wealthier, developed systems such as the US, Sweden and New Zealand, but we know less about that issue in Colombia or Kenya (Bohlmark & Lindahl, 2007;Lubienski & Weitzel, 2009;Perry & McConney, 2010;Verger, Fontdevila, & Zancajo, 2016).…”

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Introduction to the special issue: Studying school choice in Canada

Lubienski

Yoon

2017

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Abstract:In this article, we introduce the special issue that illuminates issues in school choice and education marketization in contemporary Canada. We begin with a discussion of the proliferation of market models across the globe and the kind of questions that have arisen as public policymakers, philanthropists, and other private interests have embraced and advanced market-oriented reforms. Then we turn to Canada, and briefly discuss the scholarly literature on education privatization and school choice in the past two decades. After that, we present the five articles, highlighting how each piece contributes to a deeper understanding of the changing landscape of choice and competition, as Education Policy Analysis Archives Vol. 25 No. 37 SPECIAL ISSUE 2 well as how these changes impact schools and communities in a diverse, multicultural country. We conclude by discussing the importance of continuing empirical research in order to inform important debates about how to best meet the needs of the students in a democratic society. Keywords: school choice; education privatization; education marketization; Canada; democracy Una introducción a la edición especial: El estudio de opciones escolares en Canadá Resumen: En este artículo, presentamos una edición especial que ilumina los problemas con las opciones escolares y la mercantilización de la educación en Canadá hoy en día. Comenzamos con una discusión de la proliferación de los modelos del mercado en todo el mundo y el tipo de preguntas que han surgido a medida que los formuladores de pólizas públicas, filántropos y otros intereses privados han adoptado y avanzado reformas orientadas al mercado. Luego nos dirigimos a Canadá y discutimos brevemente la literatura académica sobre la privatización de la educación y las opciones escolares en las últimas dos décadas. A continuación, presentamos los cinco artículos, destacando cómo cada pieza contribuye a una comprensión más profunda del paisaje cambiante de las opciones escolares y la competencia, así tal como estos cambios impactan a las escuelas y las comunidades en un país diverso y multicultural. Concluimos discutiendo la importancia de continuar la investigación empírica para informar importantes discusiones sobre cómo satisfacer mejor las necesidades de los estudiantes en una sociedad democrática. Palabras-clave: opciones escolares; privatización de la educación; mercantilización de la educación; Canadá; democracia Uma introdução à dossier especial: O estudo da escolha da escola no Canadá Resumo: Neste artigo, apresentamos uma edição especial que ilumina os problemas com opções escolares e mercantilização da educação no Canadá hoje. Começamos com uma discussão sobre a proliferação de modelos no mercado mundial e no tipo de questões que têm surgido como formuladores de políticas públicas, filantropos e outros interesses privados adotaram reformas avançadas e orientadas para o mercado. Então, nós fomos para o Canadá e discutir brevemente a literatura acadêmica sobre a privatização de opções de educação e escola nas ú...

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“…My only rule was that the papers could not be summaries of the test score effects of school vouchers or charter schools, since thorough compilations of the evidence regarding those questions already exist (e.g., Betts & Tang, 2014;Egalite & Wolf, 2016;Shakeel, Anderson, & Wolf, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%