eprintid: 10059035 rev_number: 19 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/05/90/35 datestamp: 2018-10-22 09:15:25 lastmod: 2021-09-25 23:15:17 status_changed: 2018-10-22 09:15:25 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Rolleston, C creators_name: Iyer, P title: Beyond the Basics: Access and Equity in the Expansion of Post-compulsory Schooling in Vietnam ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B16 divisions: B14 divisions: J80 keywords: Access, Equity, Secondary education, Post-compulsory education, Vietnam note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Human capital development, including the expansion and improvement of schooling, has played a crucial role in Vietnam’s strong and relatively inclusive economic growth in recent years. Universal access to primary and lower secondary education have been achieved, but progression to upper secondary remains, for the most part, rationed by entrance examinations and the payment of fees. Both supply and access have improved strongly at upper secondary level since the 1990s, in line with rising demand for higher skilled school-leavers. However, it is less clear whether access to upper secondary schooling, and its wider social and economic benefits, is provided equitably. In this paper we employ a unique longitudinal dataset to examine the patterns of both access and attainment in upper secondary education in Vietnam. We consider their implications for equitable educational progression and the extent to which, in light of these patterns, the system can be described as meritocratic. date: 2019-04 date_type: published official_url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.09.002 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1594508 doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.09.002 lyricists_name: Rolleston, Caine lyricists_id: MCROL96 actors_name: Rolleston, Caine actors_id: MCROL96 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: International Journal of Educational Development volume: 66 pagerange: 223-233 issn: 0738-0593 citation: Rolleston, C; Iyer, P; (2019) Beyond the Basics: Access and Equity in the Expansion of Post-compulsory Schooling in Vietnam. International Journal of Educational Development , 66 pp. 223-233. 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.09.002 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.09.002>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10059035/1/Beyond%20the%20Basics_pre-publication%20version.pdf