This thesis examines the determinants of upper secondary education attainment in Finland. The analyses build on register data for four cohorts of Finns leaving compulsory education in 2000–2003. The education outcomes are observed each year until 2012, and thus, the balanced observation period for all cohorts is nine years after the end of compulsory education. This gives the individuals abundant time to complete a degree, and those without a degree have often permanently dropped out from post-compulsory education. Essay 1 provides descriptive evidence for the determinants of the failure to complete any upper secondary education. The findings highlight the important role of prior achievement and parental background in predicting post-compul...
Due to the rise of the general education level in the society, being uneducated is seen as a risk fa...
This thesis consists of five essays that investigate the efficiency differences of schools, explain ...
We study labour market outcomes by formal differentiation at upper secondary and tertiary level in F...
In this study dropping out of college represents a pivotal point in a student's study career at whic...
The aim of this study was to explore post-secondary school education (i.e. tenth grade) students' co...
In Finland, it's commonly believed that getting an education is equally possible for everyone. Educa...
The article focuses on the upper secondary matriculation examination in Finland as a school leaving ...
Targets. The study examined the educational choices of upper secondary school students. It focused o...
Aims This study aims to give upper secondary school students a possibility to participate in curren...
The article by Kupiainen, Marjanen and Hautamäki focuses on the upper secondary matriculation examin...
In all so-called developed countries there is a school leaving examination at the end of secondary e...
Suomalainen peruskoulujärjestelmä on sitoutunut tavoittelemaan mahdollisuuksien tasa-arvoa eli turva...
This report gives a brief overview of educational tracking and sorting in the Finnish educational sy...
The main focus of this study is to examine if Finnish university-students' family background (measur...
The purpose of this study was to find out if there is a relative age effect on school success and le...
Due to the rise of the general education level in the society, being uneducated is seen as a risk fa...
This thesis consists of five essays that investigate the efficiency differences of schools, explain ...
We study labour market outcomes by formal differentiation at upper secondary and tertiary level in F...
In this study dropping out of college represents a pivotal point in a student's study career at whic...
The aim of this study was to explore post-secondary school education (i.e. tenth grade) students' co...
In Finland, it's commonly believed that getting an education is equally possible for everyone. Educa...
The article focuses on the upper secondary matriculation examination in Finland as a school leaving ...
Targets. The study examined the educational choices of upper secondary school students. It focused o...
Aims This study aims to give upper secondary school students a possibility to participate in curren...
The article by Kupiainen, Marjanen and Hautamäki focuses on the upper secondary matriculation examin...
In all so-called developed countries there is a school leaving examination at the end of secondary e...
Suomalainen peruskoulujärjestelmä on sitoutunut tavoittelemaan mahdollisuuksien tasa-arvoa eli turva...
This report gives a brief overview of educational tracking and sorting in the Finnish educational sy...
The main focus of this study is to examine if Finnish university-students' family background (measur...
The purpose of this study was to find out if there is a relative age effect on school success and le...
Due to the rise of the general education level in the society, being uneducated is seen as a risk fa...
This thesis consists of five essays that investigate the efficiency differences of schools, explain ...
We study labour market outcomes by formal differentiation at upper secondary and tertiary level in F...