The effect of student characteristics on achievement in Introductory Microeconomics in South Africa

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-149

  Parker, Kudayja ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Education production function; Input output analysis; Undergraduate economics

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33646244494     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2006.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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