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Research and policy discussion about the diverging fortunes of children from advantaged and disadvantaged households have focused on the skill disparities between these children – how they might arise and how they might be remediated. Analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Study of...
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Cross-country studies reveal two consistent gender gaps in education - underachievement in school by boys and low rates …
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We examine the differential effects of family disadvantage on the education and adult labor market outcomes of men and … parental education and family structure during childhood to male-female and brother-sister differences in teenage outcomes … from an advantageous family environment than do girls in terms of the behavior and grade-school outcomes. Father …
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increase in single-parent households may be contributing to the growing gender gap in education, as boys are more vulnerable to …
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The literature on workplace learning in secondary education has mainly focussed on vocational education programmes. In … this study, we examine the impact of internship experience in secondary education on a student's schooling and early labour … sequential outcomes by means of a dynamic discrete choice model. In line with the literature on vocational education programmes …
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The growing gender gap in educational attainment between men and women has raised concerns that the skill development of boys may be more sensitive to family disadvantage than that of girls. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) data we find, as do...
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We review the theories put forward, methodological approaches used, and empirical conclusions found in the multidisciplinary literature on the relationship between student employment and educational outcomes. A systematic comparison of the empirical work yields new insights that go beyond the...
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education on later employment outcomes. To this end, we jointly model student work and later schooling and employment outcomes …. Using unique longitudinal Belgian data, we find that pupils who work during the summer holidays of secondary education are … education enrolment. …
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This study examines the impact of enrolling into dual apprenticeship programs in secondary education on six early … education framework – the effects of two distinct types of dual programs that combine part-time school- or training centre …
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