Laura B. Perry|Christopher Lubienski|James G. Ladwig
How do learning environments vary by school sector and socioeconomic composition? Evidence from Australian students
Murdoch University|Indiana University|Murdoch University|University of Newcastle Australia
examine students perspectives learning environments vary private public schools australia previous research shown educational outcomes vary school sector countries controlling student social background little known however ways different students educational experiences vary across sectors australia good case study examining question one largest private school sectors world used large nationally representative dataset compare sector differences across five measures learning environments accounting average socioeconomic composition school differences large enough considered educationally substantive found sectors two measures however student perspectives varied substantially within sectors across school socioeconomic contexts overall classroom disciplinary climate varied across school sectors socioeconomic contexts teacher scaffolding structuring strategies varied least