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The De-Facto Privatization of Secondary Education in Egypt: A Study of Private Tutoring in Technical and General Schools
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Sobhy, Hania – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2012
Most secondary school students in Egypt enrol in private tutoring in almost all subjects throughout the school year. A large proportion of students have stopped attending school altogether due to their reliance on tutoring. This study of how educational markets are perpetuated at school level finds that in the technical track catering to the…
Descriptors: Working Class, Middle Class, Privatization, Student Attitudes
Male-Female Earnings Differentials among the Highly Educated Egyptians.
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Arabsheibani, G. Reza – Education Economics, 2000
Estimates male-female earnings differentials for a 1979 sample of employed university graduates in Egypt. Just over 25 percent of the gross earnings differential between men and women remains "unexplained." This differential, usually attributed to discrimination, is small compared with results obtained from other countries. (Contains 46…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females, Foreign Countries
A Comparison between Rural Education in Egypt and the U.S.
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Cochran, Judith – Rural Educator, 1990
Compares Egypt and United States rural school systems. Countries share financial limitations, low salaries, and teacher turnover. Discusses Egypt's national curriculum, high student dropout rate, administrative problems, and possible solutions. Concludes that countries' rural education problems are similar but differ as to cause. (TES)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Attendance, Centralization, Comparative Education