Competition and achievement.The National Center for the Study of Privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned in Education has released a new paper examining whether choice and competition have different influences on the performance of primary school students in England England, the largest and most populous portion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1991 pop. 46,382,050), 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km). It is bounded by Wales and the Irish Sea on the west and Scotland on the north. . "Choice, Competition and Pupil Achievement" clarifies the distinction between choice and competition, defining the former as the number of schools in close proximity to a given household and the latter as how many additional schools are in close proximity to a given school. The authors then use spatial and statistical analyses to examine any potential link between either choice or competition and student achievement. The paper, authored by Stephen Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
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