[1]
|
Abbott, M. L., Joireman J., & Stroh H. R. (2002). The influence of district size, school size and socio-economic status on student achievement in Washington: A replication study using hierarchical linear modelling. Unpublished Technical Report #3. Washington: Washington School Research Center. Retrieved October 12, 2005 from:
|
[2]
|
Alspaugh, J., & Gao, R. (2003). School size as a factor in elementary school achievement. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 475 062).
|
[3]
|
Barker, R.G., & Gump, P. V. (1964). Big school, small school: High school size and student behavior. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
|
[4]
|
Bickel, R., Howley, C., Williams, T., & Glascock, C. (2001). High school size, achievement equity, and cost: Robust interaction effects and tentative results. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 9. Retrieved October 29, 2005 from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v9n40.html.
|
[5]
|
Borland, M. V., & Howsen, R. M. (2003). An examination of the effect of elementary school size on student academic achievement. International Review of Education, 5, 463-474.
|
[6]
|
Burrup, P. E., Brimley, V., & Garfield, R. R. (1988). Financing education in a climate of change (4th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
|
[7]
|
Caldas, S. J. (1993). Reexamination of input and process factor effects on public school achievement. Journal of Educational Research, 86, 206-214.
|
[8]
|
Conant, J. (1959). The American high school today: A first report to citizens. New York: McGrawHill.
|
[9]
|
Cubberley, E. (1922). Rural life and education: A study of the rural-school problem as a phase of the rural life problem. NY: Houghton- Mifflin.
|
[10]
|
Eberts, R. W., Kehoe, E., & Stone, J. A. (1982, June). The Effect of School Size on Student Outcomes. Final Report. Eugene, OR: Center for Educational Policy and Management, University of Oregon, (ED 245 382).
|
[11]
|
Edington, E. D., & Gardener, C. E. (1984). The relationship of school size to scores in the affective domain from the Montana testing service examination. Education, 105. 40-45.
|
[12]
|
Education Quality and Accountability Office. (2003a). Administration guide. Toronto, Ontario: Queen’s Printer for Ontario.
|
[13]
|
Education Quality and Accountability Office. (2003b). Teacher’s daily plans. Toronto, Ontario :Queen’s Printer for Ontario.
|
[14]
|
Education Quality and Accountability Office. (2005). About EQAO. Retrieved November 7, 2005 from www.eqao.com
|
[15]
|
Fowler, W. J., Jr. (1995). School size and student outcomes. Advances in Educational Productivity, 5. 3-26.
|
[16]
|
Fowler, W., & Walberg, H. (1991). School size, characteristics, and outcomes. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 13, 189-202.
|
[17]
|
Franklin, B. J., & Crone, L. J. (1992, November). School accountability: Predictors and indicators of Louisiana school effectiveness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the mid South Educational association, Knoxville, TN. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 354 261)
|
[18]
|
Friedkin, N., & Necochea, J. (1988). School system size and performance: A contingency perspective. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 10, 237-249.
|
[19]
|
Goodlad, J. (1984). A place called school. New York: McGraw-Hill.
|
[20]
|
Greenwald, R., Hedges, L. V., & Laine, R. D. (1996). The effect of school resources on student achievement. Review of Educational Research, 66, 361-396.
|
[21]
|
Guthrie, J. W. & Reed, R. J. (1986). Educational administration and policy: Effective leadership for American education. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
|
[22]
|
Haller, E. J., & Monk, D. H. (1988). New reforms, old reforms and the consolidation of small rural schools. Educational Administration Quarterly, 34, 28-57.
|
[23]
|
Haller, E. J.; Monk, D. H.; & Tien, L. T. (1993). Small schools and higher-order thinking skills. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 9, 66-73.
|
[24]
|
Howley, B. (1989). Synthesis of the effects of school and district size: What research says about achievement in small schools and school districts. Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 4, 2-12.
|
[25]
|
Howley, C. (1995). The Matthew principle: A West Virginia replication? Education Policy Analysis Archives, 3. Retrieved February 13, 2002, from http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/epaa/v3n18.html.
|
[26]
|
Howley, C. (1996). Compounding disadvantage: The effects of school and district size on student achievement in West Virginia. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 12, 25-32.
|
[27]
|
Howley, C., Strange, M., & Bickel, R. (2000). When it comes to schooling...small works: School size, poverty and student achievement. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 447 973).
|
[28]
|
Huang, G., & Howley, C. (1993). Mitigating disadvantage: Effects of small scale schooling on student achievement in Alaska. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 9, 137-149.
|
[29]
|
Hylden, J. (2005). What’s so big about small schools? The case for small schools: Nationwide and in North Dakota. Program on Educational Policy and Governance.
|
[30]
|
Lee, V., & Loeb, S. (2000). School size in Chicago elementary schools: Effects on teachers’ attitudes and students’ achievement. American Educational Research Journal, 37, 5-31.
|
[31]
|
Lee, V. E., & Smith, J. B. (1997). High school size: which works best and for whom? Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 19, 205- 227.
|
[32]
|
Lytton, H. & Pyryt, M.C. (1998). Predictors of achievement in basic skills: A Canadian effective schools study. Canadian Journal of Education, 23, 281-301.
|
[33]
|
Ma, X., & Klinger, D. A. (2000). Hierarchical linear modeling of student and school effects on academic achievement. Canadian Journal of Education, 25, 41-55.
|
[34]
|
McGuffey, C., & Brown, L. (1979). The relationship of school size and school plant utilization to cost variations to maintenance and operation. American Educational Research Journal, 15, 373-378.
|
[35]
|
McGuire, K. (1989). School size: The continuing controversy. Education and Urban Society, 21, 164-174.
|
[36]
|
Meier, D. (1995). Small schools, big results. The American School Board Journal, 182, 37-40.
|
[37]
|
Meier, D. (1996). The big benefits of smallness. Educational Leadership, 54, 12-15.
|
[38]
|
Miller, J. W., Ellsworth, R.; & Howell, J. (1986). Public elementary schools which deviate from the traditional SES-achievement relationship. Educational Research Quarterly 10, 31-50.
|
[39]
|
Monk, D. H. (1987). Secondary school enrollment and curricular comprehensiveness. Economics of Education Review, 6, 137-150.
|
[40]
|
Mulrine, A. (2002). Smaller and better. U.S. News World Report, 20, 38-44.
|
[41]
|
Okpala, C. O. (2000). A clear link between school and teacher characteristics, student demographics and student achievement. Education, 3, 487-500.
|
[42]
|
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2006). Quick Facts, 2002/03. Retrieved on February 24, 2006 from www.edu.gov.on.ca
|
[43]
|
People For Education. (2006). Between a rock and a hard place. Retrieved on March 6, 2006 from www.peopleforeducation.org
|
[44]
|
Ready, D. D. (2004). Educational equity and school structure: School size, overcrowding and schools within schools. Teachers College Record, 10, 1989-1998.
|
[45]
|
Roeder, P.W. (2002). Resisting the urge to merge: Does school size matter? (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 464 793)
|
[46]
|
Sergiovanni, T. (1995, November). Small schools, great expectations. Educational Leadership, 53, 48-52.
|
[47]
|
Slate, J. R., & Jones, C. (2005). Effects of school size: A review of the literature with recommendations. Essays in Education, 13, 1-22.
|
[48]
|
Smith, D. T., & DeYoung, A. J. (1988). Big school vs. small school: Conceptual, empirical, and political perspectives on the re emerging debate. Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 4, 2-11.
|
[49]
|
Stemnock, S. (1974). Summary of research on size of schools and school districts. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service, Inc. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 140 459)
|
[50]
|
Stockard, J., & Mayberry, M. (1992). Resources and school and classroom size. Effective Educational Environments. Newbury Park, CA: Corwin Press, Inc., 40-58.
|
[51]
|
Texas Education Agency. (1999). School size and class size in Texas public schools. Report Number 12. Document Number GE9 600 03. Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency Office of Policy Planning and Research.
|
[52]
|
Wasley, P. et al (2000). Small schools: Great strides. A Study of New Small Schools in Chicago. New York: The Bank Street College.
|
[53]
|
Wendling, W.W., & Cohen, J. (1981). Educational resources and student achievement: Good news for schools. Journal of Educational Finance, 7, 44-63.
|
[54]
|
Wood, S.E., Wood, E., Green Wood, E.R., & Desmarais, S. (2005). The world of psychology, Fourth Canadian edition. Toronto, Ontario: Pearson, Allyn and Bacon.
|