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Dreaming of a brighter future? : the impact of economic vulnerability on university aspirations
Watson, Barry; Kong, Nancy; Phipps, Shelley A. - 2022
aspirations for youth age 12-15 in economically vulnerable households. Using a unique Canadian dataset (2002-2008), we find that … poverty is associated with reduced university aspirations from the perspective of the youth and their mother. Further, poverty …, may help offset reduced university aspirations at a critical time in a youth's life. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013367614
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Education policy and equality of opportunity
Schütz, Gabriela (contributor);  … - 2005
We provide a measure of equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries, estimated as the effect of family background on student performance in two international TIMSS tests. We then show how organizational features of the education system affect equality of educational opportunity. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003302847
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The impact of an un(der)funded inclusive education policy: evidence from the 2013 China Education Panel Survey
Tani, Massimiliano; Zhu, Yu; Xu, Lei - 2021
Using the 2013 China Education Panel Survey (CEPS), we study the impact of a 2008 inclusive education policy, through which the central government mandated urban public schools to exempt migrant children from tuition and temporary schooling fees. Whereas the non-disclosure rule regarding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012583550
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Mother or motherland : can a government have an impact on educational attainment of the population? : preliminary evidence from India
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Chakrabarty, Manisha - 2010
In this paper, using data from the 61st round of the (Indian) National Sample Survey, we examine the relative impacts of personal-household and state-level characteristics (including government policy) on the likelihood of transition from one educational level to the next. Our analysis suggests...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003966935
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Uniform admissions, unequal access: did the Top 10% Plan increase access to selective flagship institutions?
Cortes, Kalena E.; Klasik, Daniel - 2020
The Top 10% Plan admissions policy has now been in place in Texas for over two decades. We analyze 18 years of post-Top 10% Plan data to look for evidence of increased access to the selective Texas flagship campuses among all Texas high schools. We provide a detailed description of changes in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390415
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A signal of diligence? : student work experience and later employment chances
Baert, Stijn; Rotsaert, Olivier; Verhaest, Dieter; … - 2015
We investigate the impact of student work experience on later hiring chances. To completely rule out potential endogeneity, we present a field experiment in which various forms of student work experience are randomly disclosed by more than 1000 fictitious graduates applying for jobs in Belgium....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011295597
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The impact of internship experience during secondary education on schooling and labour market outcomes
Neyt, Brecht; Verhaest, Dieter; Baert, Stijn - 2019
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 market outcomes, by analysing unique, longitudinal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012138464
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Student work, educational achievement, and later employment : a dynamic approach
Baert, Stijn; Neyt, Brecht; Omey, Eddy; Verhaest, Dieter - 2017
This study examines the direct and indirect impact (via educational achievement) of student work during secondary education on later employment outcomes. To this end, we jointly model student work and later schooling and employment outcomes as a chain of discrete choices. To tackle their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011758789
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Longer-term impacts of mentoring, educational services, and incentives to learn : evidence from a randomized trial
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2010
employment impacts of an after-school program, the Quantum Opportunity Program, that offered disadvantaged high-school youth … matters. While encouraging results are found for the younger youth; detrimental long-lived outcomes for males suggest that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940286
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Mentoring, educational services, and economic incentives : longer-term evidence on risky behaviors from a randomized trial
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2010
-school program that offered disadvantaged high-school youth: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards to attend program …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003968605