Giving Kids a Head Start: The Impact of Early Commitment of Financial Aid on Poor Students in Rural China

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Giving Kids a Head Start: The Impact of Early Commitment of Financial Aid on Poor Students in Rural China

05 September 2014

Author / Speaker:

Hongmei Yi, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Poor junior high students in the People’s Republic of China drop out of junior high or fail to matriculate into high school due to financial constraints. Introducing the early commitment for financial aid strategy may reduce dropout and increase high school matriculation among poor junior high students.

Geographical Focus:

China, People's Republic of

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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