College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-04 08:34:31
Major
Political Science
Honors Course
3700 497
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2021
Abstract
High quality educational outcomes are a coveted item throughout the advanced industrialized world. This paper is a quantitative analysis of the educational outcomes of thirty-seven Organization for Economic and Cooperative Development (OECD) member countries. The overarching goal is to determine what variables account for this variation. Causes investigated include the type of party system, wealth, inequality, health of democracy, government spending on education, access to affordable healthcare, and student-teacher ratios. Socioeconomic variables, including wealth and income inequality, and the level of political freedom have the greatest impact on quality of education. Other more bureaucratic factors, including access to healthcare, student-teacher ratios, and government spending, show a smaller, less significant impact.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Ron Gelleny
First Reader
Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler
Second Reader
Dr. Phillip Marcin
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Ron Gelleny
Recommended Citation
Madigan, Rachel A., "What accounts for the variations in educational outcomes?: A Quantitative Analysis" (2021). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1275.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1275
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