Shadow Education and Academic Success in Republic of Korea

Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

Volumn 23, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-58

  Byun, Soo yong ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic Achievement; Math Achievement; Private Tutoring; Propensity Score; Propensity Score Match

Indexed keywords

EID: 85065324781     PISSN: 15735397     EISSN: 22149791     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4451-27-7_3     Document Type: Chapter

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