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Kleine Klassen und gute Luft: Warum sind die Grundschulen auf dem Land besser?

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Diese Arbeit untersucht anhand von PIRLS 2001 die unterschiedlichen Leseleistungen von Kindern an städtischen und ländlichen Grundschulen in Deutschland. Verwendet wird eine Dreiebenenanalyse, um nach und nach den vermeintlichen Stadt-Land-Unterschied durch Schüler-, Familien-, Klassen-, Lehrer- und Schulcharakteristika zu erklären. Es stellt sich heraus, das vor allem die Situation der Familie einen großen Beitrag zu dieser Erklärung liefert, Klassengrößeneffekte sind an deutschen Grundschulen nicht signifikant. Folglich muss die Bildungspolitik auch nicht zwingend allein für mehr Personal, sondern für eine bessere und individuelle Förderung benachteiligter Schüler sorgen.

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  • Birkenfeld, Florian, 2008. "Kleine Klassen und gute Luft: Warum sind die Grundschulen auf dem Land besser?," Passauer Diskussionspapiere, Volkswirtschaftliche Reihe V-56-08, University of Passau, Faculty of Business and Economics.
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    Keywords

    Klassengröße; ländliche Regionen; Mehrebenenanalyse; Schulleistung; PIRLS; Produktionsfunktion;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education

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