Gender disparity in school participation and achievement: the case in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd Jelas, Zalizan, Mohd Salleh, Amla, Mahmud, Mohd Izwan, Azman, Norzaini, Hamzah, Hanizah, Abdul Hamid, Zaleha, Jani, Rohana, Hamzah, Ramlah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47840/1/47840.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47840/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814033138
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Gender differences with regard to academic performance remain one of the more challenging issues in educational research. Gender disparity in education has traditionally focus on the under participation of girls and still is in some parts of the world. In a number of countries, including Malaysia, g...