Succeeding against the odds: A quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of IkamvaYouth
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IkamvaYouth; programme evaluation; matric results;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
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