Social Class and Academic Performance: A Cameroon Case Study.

Cooksey, Brian

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Publication Date: 1981-Oct

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Social Class and Academic Performance: A Cameroon Case Study.

Cooksey, Brian

Comparative Education Review, v25 n3 p403-18 Oct 1981

Examines the effects of social class, parent educational background, and home language on the success rates of 3,197 Cameroon primary students taking secondary school entrance examinations. (SJL)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission (School), Developing Nations, Elementary School Students, Parent Background, Second Languages, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Social Class, Socioeconomic Influences, Test Results

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Cameroon

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