Browsing SPS Articles by Author "DRONKERS, Jaap"

Title: Introduction to this special issue: Cross-national Studies in Student Performance with PISA and TIMSS Data Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap; MARKS, Gary; CRESSWELL, John Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Cross-Regional Divorce Risks in Belgium: Culture or Legislative System Author(s): MORTELMANS, Dimitri; SNOECKX, Laurent; DRONKERS, Jaap Date: 2009 Abstract: Cross-national research is by definition carried out between different countries. Looking at country differences often results in common and diverse sets of divorce risks. This article uses a cross-national research ...

Title: Choice and Effectiveness of Private and Public Schools. A New Approach Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap; AVRAM, Silvia Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Effects of Divorce on Children's Educational Attainment in a Mediterranean and Catholic Society Evidence From Italy Author(s): ALBERTINI, Marco; DRONKERS, Jaap Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Previous research has found parental divorce to have negative effects on children's educational attainment; in addition, it has been noted that the effects of divorce are not the same in all western societies. However, ...

Title: Effects of Divorce on Children's Educational Attainment in a Mediterranean and Catholic Society Author(s): ALBERTINI, Marco; DRONKERS, Jaap Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Previous research has found parental divorce to have negative effects on children’s educational attainment; in addition, it has been noted that the effects of divorce are not the same in all western societies. However, ...

Title: Choice and Effectiveness of Private and Public Schools in Seven Countries. A Reanalysis of Three Pisa Dat Sets Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap; AVRAM, Silvia Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In international comparative studies on academic achievement, the distinction between private government-dependent schools and private-independent schools has proven to be particularly important for understanding the ...

Title: School Choice in the Light of the Effectiveness Differences of Various Types of Public and Private Schools in 19 OECD Countries Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap; ROBERT, Peter Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The paper approaches the issue of school choice in an indirect manner by investigating the effectiveness of public, private government-dependent and private independent schools in 19 Organisation for Economic Co-Operation ...

Title: Immigrant Children's Educational Achievement in Western Countries: Origin, Destination, and Community Effects on Mathematical Performance Author(s): LEVELS, Mark; DRONKERS, Jaap; KRAAYKAMP, Gerbert Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article explores the extent to which macro-level characteristics of destination countries, origin countries, and immigrant communities help explain differences in immigrant children's educational achievement. Using ...

Title: The intergenerational transmission of divorce in cross-national perspective: Results from the Fertility and Family Survey Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap; HARKONEN, Juho Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: We used data on women's first marriages from the Fertility and Family Surveys to analyse the intergenerational transmission of divorce across 18 countries and to seek explanations in macro-level characteristics for the ...

Title: Differences in Scholastic Achievement of Public, Private Government-Dependent, and Private Independent Schools: A Cross-National Analysis Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap; ROBERT, Peter Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Declining Homogamy of Austrian-German Nobility in the 20th Century? A Comparison with the Dutch Nobility Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article

Title: The intergenerational transmission of divorce in cross-national perspective: results from the Fertility and Family Surveys Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap; HARKONEN, Juho Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: We used data on women's first marriages from the Fertility and Family Surveys to analyse the intergenerational transmission of divorce across 18 countries and to seek explanations in macro-level characteristics for the ...

Title: Educational performance of native and immigrant children from various countries of origin Author(s): LEVELS, Mark; DRONKERS, Jaap Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Mostly due to the lack of suitable data, cross-national research on the integration of migrant pupils is still scarce. We aim to fill this gap by addressing the question of the extent to which native and first- and ...

Title: Etnische diversiteit, sociaal vertrouwen in de buurt en contact van allochtonen en autochtonen met buren. [Ethnic diversity, social trust in the neighbourhood and contact of migrants and natives with neighbours] Author(s): LANCEE, Bram; DRONKERS, Jaap Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Putnam (2007) claims that in the short run ethnic diversity tends to reduce solidarity and social capital: in ethnically diverse neighborhoods, residents of all ethnicities tend to ‘hunker down’. Trust (even in one’s own ...

Title: De sociaaleconomische integratie van immigranten in de EU. Een analyse van de effecten van bestemmings- en herkomstlanden op de eerste en tweede generatie." [The socio-economic integration of immigrants in the EU. An analysis of the effects of countries of destination- and origin on first and second generation] Author(s): FLEISCHMANN, Fenella; DRONKERS, Jaap Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Do School Segregation and School Resources Explain Region-of-Origin Differences in the Mathematics Achievement of Immigrant Students? Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap; LEVELS, Mark Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Levels and Dronkers (2006) showed that educational achievement differs between immigrant students from different regions of origin (Latin America, Northern Africa, and Western Asia). This follow-up paper establishes whether ...

Title: Het belang van herkomst. Onderwijsprestaties van migranten in internationaal perspectief [The Importance of Origin. Educational Achievement of Migrants in International Perspective] Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Are German non-public secondary schools more effective in reaching cognitive and non-cognitive educational goals Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap; BAUMERT, J.; SCHWIPPERT, K. Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Hoe 'adellijk' is de adel in het huidige Nederland? Antropologische en sociologische aantekeningen bij de in 2005 gehouden enquête onder de Nederlandse adel. How ‘noble’ is nobility of the modern Netherlands? Anthropological and sociological remarks about the survey held among the Dutch nobility in 2006 Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap; HUISTRA, A.; KUIPER, Y. B. Date: 2006

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