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Liu, Fengshu – International Journal of Educational Development, 2004
This study takes a close look at the whole cycle of the 9-yr compulsory education in two communities in north China. It reveals that although there are nearly 100% enrollment and completion rates at the primary level, dropouts constitute a serious problem at the secondary level, thus rendering the 9-yr compulsory schooling an unfinished cycle.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Legal Responsibility, Compulsory Education, Dropout Rate
Rolleston, Caine; Oketch, Moses – International Journal of Educational Development, 2008
The neo-classical "human capital theory" continues to be invoked as part of the rationale for educational expansion in the developing world. While the theory provides a route from educational inputs to economic outputs in terms of increased incomes and standards of living, the route is contingent and relies upon a number of key…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Human Capital, Student Attitudes, Living Standards