Das Ziel vieler Regierungen in der Dritten Welt ist, das Erziehungsniveau der Bevölkerung als Voraussetzung für Entwicklung zu heben. Dabei ist sowohl das Angebot an Unterrichtsstätten, als auch die Nachfrage nach Erziehung von großer Bedeutung. Der vorliegende Beitrag befaßt sich mit dem...

This study investigates the determinants of school attainments of boys and girls in Turkey. Although high levels of enrollments have been achieved at the primary school level for both boys and girls in much of Turkey, substantial regional differences remain. In particular, in the southeastern...

This paper first describes the educational system in Turkey an the two national examinations for advancing upper levels of schooling which give raise to the demand for private tutoring called "dersane" in Turkish. Second, the evolution of the Private tutoring Centers (PTC) are described and...

This paper investigates the effectiveness of private tutoring in Turkey. The authors introduce their study by providing some background information on the two major national examinations and three different kinds of tutoring. They then describe how they aimed to analyse whether attending private...

This paper investigates the effectiveness of private tutoring in Turkey. The authors introduce their study by providing some background information on the two major national examinations and three different kinds of tutoring. They then describe how they aimed to analyse whether attending private...