Özel okulların devlet okulu başarısı üzerindeki etkisi

This thesis analyzes the effects of private schooling on public school quality.The share of private schools in Turkish education system has been continuouslyincreasing especially after the extension of compulsory primary education touninterrupted eight years in 1997. While new regulations are being considered by thegovernment regarding encouraging private schooling, the share of private schoolswill increase and the importance of the relationship between private and publiceducation will also increase.In this study, the effects of private schools on public high schoolachievement, which is measured by Student Selection Examination (ÖSS), in 2003 inTurkey are estimated. Both the percentage of students attending private schools andalternative of it, the percentage of private schools, are treated as endogenousvariables in the model. Private school achievement in previous year is used toidentify a two-stage model. The empirical results showed that private schools havenegative effect on public school achievement.