 The Impact of Student Diversity in Secondary Schools: An Analysis of the International PISA Data and Implications for the German Education SystemJean Bourdon () and Katharina Michaelowa () Post-Print from HAL Abstract: While increased heterogeneity in schools (diversity) leads to reduced segregation and greater equity for students from different family backgrounds, it is often expected to have a negative impact on overall performance, and on student well-being and motivation. In this study, neither cross-country comparisons nor student-level analysis confirm this hypothesis. In some countries, students' overall achievement as well as their interest and engagement even appear to be positively influenced by diversity, notably by socio-economic and cultural diversity. In Germany, socio-economic diversity has a positive impact on student achievement, and ability related and cultural diversity positively affect interest and engagement in mathematics. Keywords: Cross-country comparisons; Student-level Analysis; Germany; Socio-economic diversity; Student Achievement; Cultural diversity; Secondary schools; PISA 2001; Hétérogénéité; PISA; Allemagne; Comparaison internationale; Enseignement secondaire; Réussite scolaire; Origine familiale; Origine sociale; Milieu culturel (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published in 2006 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00092674 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Post-Print from HAL |
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