Does cram schooling matter? Who goes to cram schools? Evidence from Taiwan

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-52

  Liu, Jeng ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cram schooling; Credentialism; Cultural capital; Educational stratification

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT; TESTING METHOD;

TAIWAN;

EID: 80052906122     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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