University Education as a Homogenizing Process: An Exploratory Study.

Matos-Diaz, Horacio

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Publication Date: 1987

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University Education as a Homogenizing Process: An Exploratory Study.

Matos-Diaz, Horacio

Economics of Education Review, v6 n1 p49-54 1987

Explores whether education reduces the effects of certain socioeconomic variables on school performance. Achievement scores of high school and college students in Puerto Rico are related to family income, size, and education. Results indicate that college education reduces the gaps created by inherent conditions among sampled students. Includes 17 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits, Educational Economics, Family Income, Family Influence, Family Size, Higher Education, Regression (Statistics), Socioeconomic Influences, Test Results

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Puerto Rico

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