Educational inequality in Singapore : the impact of family background on the schooling of children.

• Main Authors: Ho, Ken Hui., Tan, Yann Er., Soon, Kelvin Zhi Fa.
• Other Authors: Low Chan Kee
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::Singapore
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48880
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper investigates the issue of intergenerational educational inequality in Singapore and examines the possibility of an adult completing tertiary education in relation to parental education and income level as well as number of siblings based on a survey of 150 Singaporeans aged 25 to 40. Resu...