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Why academic quality in higher education declines
Meier, Volker; Schiopu, Ioana Cosmina - 2015
We investigate the choice of quality, or academic content, in higher education in a two-sector model. Individuals are … differentiated according to their cost of acquiring human capital. A higher academic quality increases productivity upon training … quality is tailored to the individual need, and a uniform quality system being politically determined. The former yields a …
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What makes a program good? : evidence from short-cycle higher education programs in five developing countries
Bassi, Marina; Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Ferreira, María M.; … - 2023
expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. In this paper we explore the relationship between … programs' practices and inputs (quality determinants) and student academic and labor market outcomes. We design and conduct a … novel survey to collect program-level information on quality determinants and average outcomes for Brazil, Colombia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013536168
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The contribution of short-cycle programs to student outcomes : evidence from Colombia
Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Ferreira, María M.; Melguizo, Tatiana - 2023
contributions are strongly correlated with program outcomes but not with other commonly used quality measures. Programs contribute …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013540729
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College curriculum, diverging selectivity, and enrollment expansion
Kaganovič, Michail I.; Su, Xuejuan - 2016
We analyze the impact of expansion of higher education on student outcomes in the context of competition among colleges which differentiate themselves horizontally by setting curricular standards. When public or economic pressures compel less selective colleges to lower their curricular demands,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011547733
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Testing means-tested aid
Murphy, Richard; Wyness, Gill - 2016
Inequalities do not end once students enter higher education. Yet, the majority of papers on the effectiveness of education aid examine its impact on college enrolment. In this paper, we provide evidence on the causal impact of means-tested financial aid on the outcomes of students who have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011541300
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Matching in the dark? : inequalities in student to degree match
Campbell, Stuart; Macmillan, Lindsey; Murphy, Richard; … - 2021
This paper examines inequalities in the match between student and degree quality using linked administrative data from … enrollment qualifications, and graduate earnings. We find for both that disadvantaged students match to lower quality degrees …
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Tutoring in (online) higher education : experimental evidence
Hardt, David; Nagler, Markus; Rincke, Johannes - 2022
Demand for personalized online tutoring in higher education is growing but there is little research on its effectiveness. We conducted an RCT offering remote peer tutoring in micro- and macroeconomics at a German university teaching online due to the Covid-pandemic. Treated students met in small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012813853
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Can peer mentoring improve online teaching effectiveness? : an RCT during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hardt, David; Nagler, Markus; Rincke, Johannes - 2020
Online delivery of higher education has taken center stage but is fraught with issues of student self-organization. We conducted an RCT to study the effects of remote peer mentoring at a German university that switched to online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mentors and mentees met...
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The expected (signaling) value of higher education
Ehrmantraut, Laura; Pinger, Pia; Stans, Renske - 2020
This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence on perceived signaling and human capital effects. We elicit counterfactual labor market expectations for the hypothetical scenarios of leaving university with or without a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012293817
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How to measure research efficiency in higher education? : research grants vs. publication output
Gralka, Sabine; Wohlrabe, Klaus; Bornmann, Lutz - 2018
An ongoing debate in the literature on efficiency of higher education institutions concerns the indicator for research output in the empirical analysis. While several studies chose to use the number of publications, others rely on the overall amount of research grants. The present study...
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