Determinants of grade 12 pass rates in the post-apartheid South African schooling system

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 634-666

  Bhorat, Haroon ^a   Oosthuizen, Morne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PARENTAL CARE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POST-APARTHEID; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; TEACHER TRAINING;

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

EID: 67651087047     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejn027     Document Type: Article

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