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Naylor, Robin Andrew, 1959- and Smith, Jeremy (Jeremy P.) (2002) Schooling effects on subsequent university performance : evidence for the UK university population. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Dept. of Economics. (Warwick economic research papers.
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Abstract
From a unique data-set identifying the school attended prior to university for a full cohort of UK university students, we examine the determinants of final degree classification. We exploit the detailed school-level information and focus on the influence of school characteristics, such as school type, on subsequent performance of students at university. We estimate that, on average, a male (female) graduate who attended an Independent school is 6.5 (5.4) percentage points less likely to obtain a `good' degree than is a student who attended an LEA (that is, state-sector) school, ceteris paribus. We also find considerable variation around this average figure across different Independent schools. We find that, for males, the variation in the probability of attaining a `good' degree across schools can largely be explained by the level of school fees.
| Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Academic achievement -- Great Britain, Higher education and state -- Great Britain, Private schools -- Great Britain |
| Series Name: | Warwick economic research papers |
| Publisher: | University of Warwick. Dept. of Economics |
| Place of Publication: | Coventry |
| Date: | 11 November 2002 |
| Number: | No.657 |
| Number of Pages: | 26 |
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed |
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access |
| Version or Related Resource: | Smith, J. and Naylor, R. A. (2005). Schooling effects on subsequent university performance: evidence for the UK university population. Economics of Education Review, 24, pp.549-562. |
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| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/88 |
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