Cross-country comparisons of student achievement: the role of social values
This paper looks at country-average results in surveys of student-achievements like PISA, PIRLS or TIMSS. As other recent papers do (Fensham, 2007; Minkov, 2008), I advance the idea that the between-countries differences are determined by cultural factors. Focusing on the macro-level, I discuss soci...
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| Language: | English |
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Hipatia Press
2013-10-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Sociology of Education |
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| Online Access: | https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/rise/article/view/638 |