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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author DAYIOGLU, Meltem
Title Gender differences in academic performance in a large university in Turkey / Meltem Dayioglu and Serap Türüt-Asik
Publication year 2007
Source/Footnote In: Higher education. - 53 (2007) 2, S. 255 - 277
Inventory number 21949
Keywords Ausland : Türkei : einzelne Hochschulen ; Ausland : Türkei : Studenten, Studium, Lehre ; Ausland : Türkei : Forschung, Hochschullehrer ; Frauen in der Wissenschaft ; Frauenstudium
Abstract The paper attempts to determine whether there are significant gender differences in academic performance among undergraduate students in a large public university in Turkey based on three indicators; university entrance scores, performance in the English preparatory school and in the program the student is majoring in. The paper finds that a smaller number of female students manage to enter the university and when they do so, they enter with lower scores. However, once they are admitted to the university, they excel in their studies and outperform their male counterparts. This result holds after controlling for the field of study and individual attributes. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)