The Matthew Principle: A West Virginia Replication?

Creator

Craig Howley

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

November 1995

Abstract

This study extends and interprets a regression technique used to examine the possible role that socioeconomic status may have in regulating the effects of school and district size on student achievement. The original study (Friedkin & Necochea, 1988), with data from California, confirmed an interaction between size and SES such that large schools benefitted affluent students, whereas small schools benefitted impoverished students. This replication applies the model to a very different state, West Virginia. ...

Extent

25

Geographic Location

West Virginia

Volume

3

Issue

18

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

E11-00047

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Howley, Craig, "The Matthew Principle: A West Virginia Replication?" (1995). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 296.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/296