Maria Hendriks

This book provides a thorough review of the research literature on the effect of school size in primary and secondary education on three types of outcomes: student achievement, non-cognitive outcomes and costs per student. Based on 84 scientific publications and several prior reviews, the book discusses four main areas: the impact of school size on cognitive learning outcomes and non-cognitive outcomes; the "state of the art" of empirical research on economies of size; the direct and indirect impact of school size, conditioned by other school context variables on student performance and the specific position of the Netherlands in an international perspective. The book presents summaries of the results and main conclusions found and discusses these with respect to their relevance for educational policy in general and for the Netherlands in particular. The book concludes with suggestions for future research on school size.

Billedbog. Makwelanes bedstemor bor ved floden, og for at besøge hende skal man følge stien langs floden helt til den anden side af den store klippe. I dag har Makwelane for første gang fået lov at gå derhen alene. Men hun skal være på vagt, for der bor en snu og sulten krokodille i floden... En afrikansk version af Rødhætte.