We study attitudes to education among English adolescents. Using PISA data, we show there is considerable variation in … also show that students in London have more positive attitudes to education on average, but this is entirely accounted for …

We evaluate a program that aims to improve children's reading skills by providing classes with age-appropriate reading … a reading assessment, causing students' scores to improve by 0.13 standard deviations immediately after the program. The … effect persisted even after the program ended with an effect of 0.06 standard deviations three months later. -- education …

This paper investigates the importance of parents reading to their young children. Using Australian data we find that … parental reading to children at age 4 to 5 has positive and significant effects on reading skills and cognitive skills of these …

intergenerational transmission of education and income. Using the Italian Time Use Survey (2002-2003) conducted by ISTAT, we analyse the … intergenerational transmission of reading habits: are children more likely to allocate time to studying and reading when they observe … their parents doing the same activity? The intergeneration transmission of attitudes towards studying and reading can be …

specific public service motivation (PSM) is shaped. In our paper, we analyze how different degrees of inclusion in the public …

involves some level of uncertainty, so differences in examination behavior may be due to differences in motivation, risk …