"There are various reasons why less-educated men have higher risks of labor market vulnerability - risks such as being unemployed or, if employed, having only low socioeconomic status. The commonly used argument is that these higher risks result from increased job competition caused by an...

Das Abitur hat in Deutschland eine lange Tradition als Reifeprüfung, die die Studierfähigkeit attestieren und damit den Zugang zum Hochschulsystem eröffnen soll. Allerdings werden seit Jahrzehnten beträchtliche qualitative Unterschiede hinsichtlich der Aufgabenstellungen und der...

Während Haupt- und Realschüler vor der bayerischen Schulreform bis zum Ende der sechsten Klasse gemeinsam gelernt haben, werden sie seither bereits nach der vierten Klasse getrennt. Eine aktuelle Studie des ifo Instituts hat die Auswirkungen dieser Reform auf die Schülerkompetenzen anhand von...

Der Beitrag diskutiert anhand eines Literaturüberblicks mögliche Determinanten des Schulerfolgs von Kindern mit Migrationshintergrund. Während im ersten Teil (ifo Schnelldienst 9/2013) der Vorschulbereich thematisiert wurde, befasst sich dieser zweite Teil mit den späteren Bildungsstufen....

The aim of the study is to shed light on an under-investigated topic—the determinants of life satisfaction of the young—by means of an econometric analysis which focuses specifically on the relationship between household wealth and life satisfaction of secondary school students living in...

This paper investigates the effect of demographic factors on the achievement of secondary school students in the Punjab. The demographic factors of the students that are considered in the study were gender(male/female), urban/rural, family size and income level. The study was conducted in...

This study aimed at investigating the extent parents involvement in educating their secondary school children. The participants consisted of 950 Form Four students from government assisted secondary schools in Malaysia. The questionnaires were administered to the sample in the state of Selangor....

The present study examined the relationship between social intelligence and personality traits among senior secondary schools teachers in Iran based on a selected demographic variable (age). In this research, 198 teachers were chosen using random sampling. They completed Tromsø Social...

The article provides a review of American and European research on education efficiency conducted over the last decades. Special attention is given to the effect of the school, of the teacher, and of the student, on education. Possible reasons for the crisis of the modern secondary school are...

Indonesia launched Jampersal in 2011, a nationwide program to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn deaths. The program was financed by central government revenues and provided free and comprehensive maternal and neonatal care with an emphasis on promoting institutional deliveries....