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This article takes stock of where the field of behavioral science applied to education policy seems to be at, which avenues seem promising and which ones seem like dead ends. I present a curated set of studies rather than an exhaustive literature review, categorizing interventions by whether...
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We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian commuter campus. The award scheme offered linear cash incentives for course grades above 70. Awards were paid every term. Program participants also had access to peer advising by...
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entering high school from very poor social-economic backgrounds. The program includes proactive mentoring to each student … housing projects before and after the introduction of the program, high school graduation and post secondary enrollment rates …
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"We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian commuter campus. The award scheme offered linear cash incentives for course grades above 70. Awards were paid every term. Program participants also had access to peer advising by...
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entering high school from very poor social-economic backgrounds. The program includes proactive mentoring to each student … housing projects before and after the introduction of the program, high school graduation and post secondary enrollment rates …
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We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian commuter campus. The award scheme offered linear cash incentives for course grades above 70. Awards were paid every term. Program participants also had access to peer advising by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462013