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social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > school effects
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school effects  

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  • Research on school effects addresses the overarching question of whether the school a student attends matters for that student's educational learning opportunities and outcomes. Commonly held beliefs suggest that the school a student attends makes a difference; however, early educational research found that the effects of schools on achievement were much smaller compared to student background characteristics. [Source: Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide; School Effects]

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