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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
Countless policy makers and researchers have flocked to observe the education systems of Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore, which are among the top five performers in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) 2009 reading assessment. Many visitors have been particularly impressed by the fact that these education systems succeed in…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Urban Education, Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status
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Menahem, Gila – Urban Education, 2011
The study examines two issues of the relationship between social capital and educational performance: the different effects of bridging and bonding social capital on urban educational performance and the contextual effects of social capital. The main argument states that bonding and bridging social capital are differently related to educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Academic Achievement, Context Effect
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Yogev, Abraham; Ilan, Yochi – Urban Education, 1987
Although self-esteem is generally not related to educational aspirations, the relationship is important among students in segregated communities. Here ethnic homogeneity makes adolescents rely heavily on their self-image for the formation of educational plans. This case study of Oriental Jews in Israel is applicable to minority communities in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Educational Attainment, Homogeneous Grouping