Education and socio-economic differentials: A study of school performance in the Western Cape

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 496-522

  Van Der Berg, Servaas ^a   Burger, Ronelle ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 0347536255     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2003.tb00083.x     Document Type: Article

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