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Publication Date: 2017
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Can Higher Household Education Expenditure Improve the National College Entrance Exam Performance? Empirical Evidence from Jinan, China
Zhang, Yu; Zhou, Xuehan
Current Issues in Comparative Education, v19 n2 p8-32 Spr 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of household education expenditure on National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) performance in China. Using a comprehensive dataset with a sample size of 5840 students collected in Jinan, China, this study found that the average effect of household education expenditure on NCEE performance is not significant, but it may have a significant and positive effect on those with higher test scores. There is a significantly positive effect on Chinese scores for students at the 0.75th quantile and on English scores for those at the 0.5th quantile.
Descriptors: Expenditures, College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Foreign Countries, Chinese, English (Second Language), Educational Quality, Family Income, Educational Finance, Measurement, Socioeconomic Status, Gender Differences, Rural Urban Differences, Regression (Statistics), High School Students, Tutoring, School Choice, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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