Keeping a Sense of Proportion
The ‘Politician’s Error’ in Analysing School Outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8405093 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Gorard (0000-0002-9381-5991, Cardiff University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 235-246 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1005 • E-ISSN: 1467-8527 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-8527.00116 |
| OpenAlex | W1987131476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper describes a recurring error in standard analyses of educational performance. This simple but important oversight leads to the misrepresentation of trends over time with potentially dangerous results for both policy and further research. Once corrected, educational performance becomes much brighter than the picture that is commonly portrayed. Keywords:: underachievementperformancegenderethnicity
Epistemology · Misrepresentation · Political science · Sense (electronics) · Simple (philosophy) · Sociology · Engineering · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2021 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |