Poverty and Student Performance in Malaysia

Osman Rani Hassan () and Rajah Rasiah
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Osman Rani Hassan: Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya

Institutions and Economies (formerly known as International Journal of Institutions and Economies), 2011, vol. 3, issue 1, 61-76

Abstract: The objectives of this study are to identify the costs of schooling borne by parents, to assess the extent to which these costs place a financial burden on poor and rural parents and to examine the impact of parental income on student performance. The study surveyed both the rural and urban children in Malaysian secondary schools. The evidence underscores the importance of schooling expenditure and the distribution of the availability of schooling facilities to all. Providing sufficient financial assistance such as subsidies and scholarships for poor students should continue to be very high on policy agenda.

Keywords: - schooling expenditure; secondary schools; student performance; Malaysia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I22 I31 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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