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Strand, Steve and Demie, F.. (2007) Pupil mobility, attainment and progress in secondary school. Educational Studies, Vol.33 (No.3). pp. 313-331. ISSN 0305-5698

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03055690701423184

Abstract

This paper is the second of two articles arising from a study of the association between pupil mobility and attainment in national tests and examinations in an inner London borough. The first article (Strand & Demie, 2006) examined the association of pupil mobility with attainment and progress during primary school. It concluded that pupil mobility had little impact on performance in national tests at age 11, once pupils’ prior attainment at age 7 and other pupil background factors such as age, sex, special educational needs, stage of fluency in English and socio-economic disadvantage were taken into account. The present article reports the results for secondary schools (age 11-16). The results indicate that pupil mobility continues to have a significant negative association with performance in public examinations at age 16, even after including statistical controls for prior attainment at age 11 and other pupil background factors. Possible reasons for the contrasting results across school phases are explored. The implications for policy and further research are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Student mobility, Academic achievement
Journal or Publication Title:	Educational Studies
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0305-5698
Date:	September 2007
Volume:	Vol.33
Number:	No.3
Page Range:	pp. 313-331
Identification Number:	10.1080/03055690701423184
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Related URLs:	http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content...
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