Publication
Mar 2003
This paper examines how family background and schooling policies affect student performance in five high-performing East Asian economies. The author finds that family background is a strong predictor of student performance in South Korea and Singapore, while Hong Kong and Thailand achieve more equalized outcomes. He finds no evidence that smaller classes improve student performance but other schooling policies such as school autonomy over salaries and regular homework assignments are related to higher performance in several of the considered countries.
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Author | Ludger Wössmann |
Series | Kiel Institute Working Papers |
Issue | 1152 |
Publisher | Kiel Institute for the World Economy |
Copyright | © 2003 Kiel Institute for the World Economy |