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Are lotteries the best chance for the success of students and schools? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of school randomised admissions

Parrao, CG; Gutierrez, G; O'Mara-Eves, A; (2018) Are lotteries the best chance for the success of students and schools? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of school randomised admissions. International Journal of Educational Research , 90 pp. 20-26. 10.1016/j.ijer.2018.05.001. Green open access

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Abstract

Several school systems or specific school programmes around the world involve the use of lotteries to assign students into schools. This admission mechanism is usually favoured to foster equality of opportunities in education. However, there has not been an effort to systematise existing evaluations of this type of interventions. This review protocol proposes to contribute to the literature on this topic with a systematic search and a meta-analysis, from an international perspective, of the effects that randomised school admissions have on student academic performance and school socioeconomic composition measures. The results and policy implications will serve as a new and relevant contribution for researchers and policy makers related to school choice, and for education authorities involved with school lotteries.

Type: Article
Title: Are lotteries the best chance for the success of students and schools? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of school randomised admissions
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2018.05.001
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2018.05.001
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: School lottery, Random assignment, Student allocation, Education policy, Impact evaluation
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10057602
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