Educational Choice and Achievement: The Case of Secondary Schools in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Arabsheibani, Gholamreza

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Publication Date: 1988

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Educational Choice and Achievement: The Case of Secondary Schools in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Arabsheibani, Gholamreza

Higher Education, v17 n6 p637-46 1988

Data from a sample of Egyptian university students was used to analyze the determinants of secondary school choice and the factors likely to affect secondary school certificate marks. High social background as well as attendance at a private school have a positive effect on examination marks. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Elitism, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Parent Background, Private Schools, Public Schools, Sampling, School Choice, Scores, Secondary Education, Secondary Schools, Social Status

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Identifiers - Location: Egypt

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