ON THE OPTIMALITY OF UNEQUAL CLASS SIZES

Authors
KENNEDY PE SIEGFRIED JJ
Citation
Pe. Kennedy et Jj. Siegfried, ON THE OPTIMALITY OF UNEQUAL CLASS SIZES, Economics letters, 50(3), 1996, pp. 299-304
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
Economics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01651765
Volume
50
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
299 - 304
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1765(1996)50:3<299:OTOOUC>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The Glass and Smith (Education and Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 197 9, 1, 2-16) meta-analysis of class size studies is shown to have emplo yed an inappropriate functional form, negating Lippman's (Economics Le tters, 1990, 33, 193-196) result concerning the optimality of equal cl ass sizes. Policy implications for department chairs are noted.