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ERIC Number: EJ586433
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Educational Opportunities in the Netherlands: Policy, Students' Performance and Issues.
Driessen, Geert; Dekkers, Hetty
International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, v43 n4 p299-315 1997
Describes the Educational Priority Policy (EPP), implemented in the Netherlands in 1985 to reduce the educational disadvantage of socioeconomically challenged students. Describes an EPP evaluation that examined the impact of gender, social class, and ethnic background on test performance. Social class and immigrant status were found to significantly affect test scores. Contains 42 references. (CAK)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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