The Underlying Factors of Inequalities in Academic Achievement in Turkish Primary Schools

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to discuss student and school level factors, including cross level interaction, that cause inequalities in sixth through eighth grade student achievement in Turkish context . The data were drawn from e-School which is an education management information system. Data set includes 160 thousand 6th, 7th and 8th grade students who registered in 2010-2011 academic year. Our results show that there is small but undeniable variability in academic achievement across schools. Boys, working students, student with unexcused attendance, students from low SES, who go to a two-shift school, are not in the grade level equivalent to his/her age have disadvantage in education. Moreover, peers family income and education level also affect students’ achievement.

Author

• Bengu Borkan, Bogazici University