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标题：Is Transition from Secondary to Tertiary Education Less Likely among Black South Africans than their Non-Black Counterparts in the Democratic Dispensation
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作者：Nisha Sewdass ; Eric O.Udjo
期刊名称：International Journal of African Higher Education
印刷版ISSN：2313-5069
出版年度：2021
卷号：8
期号：3
DOI：10.6017/ijahe.v8i3.14169
语种：English
出版社：International Network for Higher Education in Africa
摘要：Education provides the building blocks for skills development for a country’s labour market. Investment in education is hence an important determinant of economic growth and has been associated with various economic benefits. However, non-transition to tertiary education is a common phenomenon. This study examined the probability of a specified age cohort transiting to tertiary education in South Africa and compared Black South Africans with other population groups considering environmental and individual factors. Using cross-sectional data from the 2016 South African Community Survey, the study revealed that the difference in the probability of transition to tertiary education between Whites and Blacks was not statistically significant. The findings will be useful to policymakers in formulating strategies to improve the quality of the labour market, and thus South Africa’s economic competitiveness.
关键词：Transition to tertiary education;South African education system;apartheid education;post-apartheid education;economic development