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The present scientific monograph, based on research conducted un-
der the supervision of the Educational Research Institute in Lju-
bljana (ERI), and with financial support from the European Social Fund,
aims to identify and explain some of the determinants of school perfor-
mance in Slovenian schools. In the scientific and journalistic literature,
school performance is nowadays linked to the future career success and so-
cioeconomic status of individuals, to the absence and presence of devian-
ce, and even to the likelihood of marital stability. It is also known that the
national income and competitiveness of an economy and society on an in-
ternational scale also depends on its educational performance. When de-
aling with school performance, it is not only an intra-school issues whi-
ch are relevant. Education performance has far-reaching consequences and
is associated not merely with the future of children and adults, but also
with the future of a society as a whole, particularly in terms of its soci-
al and economic configuration. Consequently, the study of school success
determinants is a key task, especially for a modern society, since its func-
tioning is particularly strongly linked to its ability to produce new kno-
wledge and skills. The present contribution gives an insight into the diffe-
rences and similarities of the analysed populations (the sample for empiri-
cal analysis included students of all types of secondary schools in Slovenia
(n = 1317) in school year 2007/2008 and was formed based on secondary
school structure in Slovenia according to the official data of the Statistical
office of the Republic of Slovenia). The impact of a multitude of psycholo-
gical and sociological measures of determinants of school performance was
analysed (e.g., adolescent self-esteem, locus of control, social anxiety, etc.),
The present scientific monograph, based on research conducted un-
der the supervision of the Educational Research Institute in Lju-
bljana (ERI), and with financial support from the European Social Fund,
aims to identify and explain some of the determinants of school perfor-
mance in Slovenian schools. In the scientific and journalistic literature,
school performance is nowadays linked to the future career success and so-
cioeconomic status of individuals, to the absence and presence of devian-
ce, and even to the likelihood of marital stability. It is also known that the
national income and competitiveness of an economy and society on an in-
ternational scale also depends on its educational performance. When de-
aling with school performance, it is not only an intra-school issues whi-
ch are relevant. Education performance has far-reaching consequences and
is associated not merely with the future of children and adults, but also
with the future of a society as a whole, particularly in terms of its soci-
al and economic configuration. Consequently, the study of school success
determinants is a key task, especially for a modern society, since its func-
tioning is particularly strongly linked to its ability to produce new kno-
wledge and skills. The present contribution gives an insight into the diffe-
rences and similarities of the analysed populations (the sample for empiri-
cal analysis included students of all types of secondary schools in Slovenia
(n = 1317) in school year 2007/2008 and was formed based on secondary
school structure in Slovenia according to the official data of the Statistical
office of the Republic of Slovenia). The impact of a multitude of psycholo-
gical and sociological measures of determinants of school performance was
analysed (e.g., adolescent self-esteem, locus of control, social anxiety, etc.),
