An estimation of educational production function: the case of Tasmanian public schools

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of school resources on students’ academic achievement. The underlying theoretical framework of the study posits education as a production process, where an educational production function based on individual-level panel data of students in Tasm...

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Main Author: Mohd. Arshad, Mohd. Nahar
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling iium-84492012-08-10T07:42:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8449/ An estimation of educational production function: the case of Tasmanian public schools Mohd. Arshad, Mohd. Nahar HD72 Economic growth, development, planning The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of school resources on students’ academic achievement. The underlying theoretical framework of the study posits education as a production process, where an educational production function based on individual-level panel data of students in Tasmania is estimated. Evidence has been found on the positive effects of educational expenditure per student and rural expenditure to school on students’ academic achievement. Evidence also has been found to support a policy to reduce student-teacher ratio. The findings of the study stand as a crucial source of insight to a more informed debate over education policy in Tasmania. 2010-11-17 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8449/1/Conference_paper_PhD_2010_ANU.pdf Mohd. Arshad, Mohd. Nahar (2010) An estimation of educational production function: the case of Tasmanian public schools. In: 2010 PhD Conference in Economics and Business, 17 - 19 November 2010, Canberra, Australia. (Unpublished) http://www.business.uwa.edu.au/research/conferences/phd
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Mohd. Arshad, Mohd. Nahar
An estimation of educational production function: the case of Tasmanian public schools
description The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of school resources on students’ academic achievement. The underlying theoretical framework of the study posits education as a production process, where an educational production function based on individual-level panel data of students in Tasmania is estimated. Evidence has been found on the positive effects of educational expenditure per student and rural expenditure to school on students’ academic achievement. Evidence also has been found to support a policy to reduce student-teacher ratio. The findings of the study stand as a crucial source of insight to a more informed debate over education policy in Tasmania.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohd. Arshad, Mohd. Nahar
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title An estimation of educational production function: the case of Tasmanian public schools
title_short An estimation of educational production function: the case of Tasmanian public schools
title_full An estimation of educational production function: the case of Tasmanian public schools
title_fullStr An estimation of educational production function: the case of Tasmanian public schools
title_full_unstemmed An estimation of educational production function: the case of Tasmanian public schools
title_sort estimation of educational production function: the case of tasmanian public schools
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/8449/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/8449/1/Conference_paper_PhD_2010_ANU.pdf
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