Educational Effects of Early or Later Secondary School Tracking in Germany

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This paper examines educational outcomes of pupils selected to secondary school types by different tracking regimes in a German state: Pupils are alternatively streamed after fourth grade or after sixth grade. Regression results indicate that, estimated on the mean, there are no negative effects of later tracking on educational outcomes in the middle of secondary school. Positive effects are observed for pupils with a less favorable family background. Quantile regressions reveal that the estimated effects of later tracking are positive for the lower quantiles but decrease monotonically over the conditional distribution of test scores.

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• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 07-079

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Education: Government Policy ; Analysis of Education
• Subject: education ; segregation ; immigration ; school effects ; Bildungsniveau ; Schulauswahl ; Segregation ; Migranten ; Deutschland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Mühlenweg, Andrea Maria
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2007

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/24664