Elementary and Secondary Education in America Using Induction and Correlation to Evaluate Public Policies and Student Outcomes |
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| Author:
| Craig, Kern |
| ISBN: | 978-1-68273-031-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | BookPatch LLC, The
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $5.50 |
Book Description:
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This is a study of elementary and secondary education in America. The current debate with respect to public policies is addressed using the general consensus with respect to student outcomes. 5 policies are targeted as independent variables: spending, organization, size, race, and sex. And 5 outcomes are accepted as dependent variables: standardized tests, academic achievement, economic success, serious misbehavior, and overall wellbeing. Using data from the 50 states, the 5 policy...
More DescriptionThis is a study of elementary and secondary education in America. The current debate with respect to public policies is addressed using the general consensus with respect to student outcomes. 5 policies are targeted as independent variables: spending, organization, size, race, and sex. And 5 outcomes are accepted as dependent variables: standardized tests, academic achievement, economic success, serious misbehavior, and overall wellbeing. Using data from the 50 states, the 5 policy variables are operationalized using 12 policy measures and the 5 outcome variables are operationalized using 15 outcome measures. An inductive approach is employed with bivariate correlation used for both data-mining and hypothesis-testing. The 12 policy measures are transformed into 12 null hypotheses which are rejected (or NOT) based on the strength, significance, and number of correlations between each policy measure and the 15 outcome measures. And the rejected null hypotheses are viewed as specific conclusions with respect to the direction of correlation, positive or negative. General conclusions are then drawn with respect to the 5 policy variables.