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Naylor, Robin and Smith, Jeremy (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 (No.657).

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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

Official Date:

11 November 2002

Dates:

Date	Event
11 November 2002	Published

Number:

No.657

Number of Pages:

Institution:

University of Warwick

Status:

Not Peer Reviewed

Access rights to Published version:

Open Access (Creative Commons)

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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