Causes and Consequences of Schooling Outcomes in South Africa: Evidence from Survey Data. PSC Research Report.

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Kermyt G.; Case, Anne; Lam, David
Institution	Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Population Studies Center.
Titel	Causes and Consequences of Schooling Outcomes in South Africa: Evidence from Survey Data. PSC Research Report.
Quelle	(2001), (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Black Students; Education Work Relationship; Educational Attainment; Educational Quality; Elementary Secondary Education; Employment; Family Influence; Foreign Countries; Grade Repetition; Outcomes of Education; Racial Differences; Sex Differences; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Dienstverhältnis; Ausland; Repeat a school year; Repeating; Sitzen bleiben; Sitzenbleiben; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Rassenunterschied; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This paper provides an overview of evidence on education in South Africa provided by household survey data, with a particular focus on large national surveys such as the 1993 South African Living Standards Survey and the annual October Household Survey. These surveys indicate that racial gaps in schooling persist in South Africa, although they have declined steadily over time. There is essentially no gender gap in schooling, however, with almost identical schooling outcomes for men and women in all racial groups. The racial gap in schooling can be largely attributed to a high rate of grade repetition for Africans, with only small differences in enrollment rates across racial groups. School quality has an important effect on both grade attainment and adult economic outcomes and is clearly an important component of the racial gap in schooling. Survey data demonstrate a large effect of schooling on earnings beginning in late primary years, with a higher rate of return to schooling for Africans than for whites. (Contains 22 references.) (Author/SM)
Anmerkungen	Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248. Web site: http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC