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Selection for Higher Education in the Netherlands.
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Karstanje, Peter – European Journal of Education, 1981
The way the Dutch system sifts out those permitted to participate in the most prestigious types of education is outlined. The admission policies for higher education are identified and a description of the structural changes in universities enacted by Parliament in January 1981 is provided. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), College Admission
Dropout and Downward Mobility in the Educational Career: An Event-History Analysis of Ethnic Schooling Differences in the Netherlands
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Kalmijn, Matthijs; Kraaykamp, Gerbert – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2003
While many aspects of educational careers have been examined in the literature on ethnic minorities, such as truancy, turnover and grades, downward mobility has rarely been studied. Using data on more than 10,000 students who entered secondary school in The Netherlands in 1989, we develop an event-history model for secondary school careers and we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropouts, Incidence, Outcomes of Education
Comparing Opportunity. Further Research on Educational Opportunity.
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Meijnen, G. Wim, Ed.; Peschar, Jules L., Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1991
Six papers review international issues in educational opportunity, with emphasis on Europe and Japan. The various contributions provide confirmation that, although the connection between school success and social background continues to resist educational measures, an increase in the average level of education is becoming apparent. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Access to Education