The 'Heyneman-Loxley Effect' in Sub-Saharan Africa: School Quality, Socioeconomic Status and National Economic Development
34 Pages Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Date Written: June 25, 2010
Abstract
Based on data out of the 1970s, the "Heyneman-Loxley Effect" proposed that in developing countries, school characteristics were more important than family socioeconomic status in determining school achievement. In this paper, I reassess these findings using 2000s data on 14 sub-Saharan African countries, and find a partial reversal of this effect. Multilevel model analysis reveal that school characteristics in the African context become even more important when national economic development increases.
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Keywords: School achievement, school quality, socioeconomic status, sub-Saharan Africa
JEL Classification: I00, I21, N37
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