The Great Asian International School Gold Rush: an economic analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denry Machin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
International Schools ◽  
International School ◽  
Gold Rush ◽  
Student Recruitment ◽  
Economic Data ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
School Competition ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
Market Pressures

The number of international schools is growing, especially in Asia. This presents competitive challenges; most obviously for student recruitment and retention. However, demand for places at these schools is also growing. As a result, while international schooling may feel competitive, aggregate economic data show that growing numbers do not axiomatically equate to fierce competition; many schools enjoy benign market pressures. This observation, the paper concludes, encourages a more nuanced view of international school competition across Asia – and of its gold rush conditions.

scholarly journals School Competition and Efficiency with Publicly Funded Catholic Schools

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 150-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Card ◽  
Martin D Dooley ◽  
A. Abigail Payne
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Simple Model ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Catholic Schools ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
School Systems ◽  
Competitive Pressure ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
School Competition

We study competition between two publicly funded school systems in Ontario, Canada: one that is open to all students, and one that is restricted to children of Catholic backgrounds. A simple model of competition between the competing systems predicts greater effort by school managers in areas with more Catholic families who are willing to switch systems. Consistent with this insight, we find significant effects of competitive pressure on test score gains between third and sixth grade. Our estimates imply that extending competition to all students would raise average test scores in sixth grade by 6 percent to 8 percent of a standard deviation. (JEL I21, I22, H75, Z12)

scholarly journals Venues for Analytical Reasoning Problems: How Children Produce Deductive Reasoning

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Susana Carreira ◽  
Nélia Amado ◽  
Hélia Jacinto
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Deductive Reasoning ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Web Based ◽  
School Competition ◽  
Analytical Reasoning ◽  
Reasoning Problem ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Per Se ◽  
And Mathematics

The research on deductive reasoning in mathematics education has been predominantly associated with the study of proof; consequently, there is a lack of studies on logical reasoning per se, especially with young children. Analytical reasoning problems are adequate tasks to engage the solver in deductive reasoning, as they require rule checking and option elimination, for which chains of inferences based on premises and rules are accomplished. Focusing on the solutions of children aged 10–12 to an analytical reasoning problem proposed in two separate settings—a web-based problem-solving competition and mathematics classes—this study aims to find out what forms of deductive reasoning they undertake and how they express that reasoning. This was done through a qualitative content analysis encompassing 384 solutions by children participating in a beyond-school competition and 102 solutions given by students in their mathematics classes. The results showed that four different types of deductive reasoning models were produced in the two venues. Moreover, several representational resources were found in the children’s solutions. Overall, it may be concluded that moderately complex analytical reasoning tasks can be taken into regular mathematics classes to support and nurture young children’s diverse deductive reasoning models.

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