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Racial and Low-Income Quotas in Brazilian Universities : Impact on Academic Performance
Rocha-Vidigal, Claudia - 2016
results indicate that there is no statistically significant difference in academic performance between students admitted under … the racial quota and those who had the regular admission (non-quota students). The impact is positive, however, for … students from the North region of Brazil and among those with very low family income, whereas a negative impact is observed for …
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Family characteristics, students' reading habits, environment and students' academic performance in Nigeria
Folorunso, Benjamin Ayodele; Aremo, Adeleke Gabriel; … - In: International journal of education economics and development 1 (2010) 4, pp. 366-383
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The role of high-school duration for university students' motivation, abilities and achievements
Meyer, Tobias; Thomsen, Stephan L. - In: Education economics 26 (2018) 1/2, pp. 24-45
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Investigating the structural effect of achievement motivation and achievement on leadership and entrepreneurial spirit of students in higher education
Wiyono, Bambang Budi; Wu, Hsin-Hung - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 12 (2022) 3, pp. 1-17
Today, it can be seen in the real world that many students are unemployed after graduating from college or university … leadership and entrepreneurial spirit. This research was conducted in Indonesia, with a total sample of 789 students, through … entrepreneurial spirit than on leadership, whereas leadership influenced the entrepreneurial spirit of the students only to a small …
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The impact of college football on academic achievement
Hernández-Julián, Rey; Rotthoff, Kurt W. - In: Economics of education review 43 (2014), pp. 141-147
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Higher education expansion, tracking, and student effort
Lee, Kangoh - In: Journal of economics 114 (2015) 1, pp. 1-22
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The second dividend of studying abroad : the impact of international student mobility on academic performance
Meya, Johannes; Suntheim, Katharina - 2014
This paper investigates the effect of studying abroad on students ́success at university. Using an extensive dataset …
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Student commute time, university presence and academic achievement
Kobus, Martijn B. W.; Ommeren, Jos van; Rietveld, Piet - In: Regional science & urban economics 52 (2015), pp. 129-140
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Examination rules and student effort
Michaelis, Jochen; Schwanebeck, Benjamin - 2016
This paper contributes to the economics of examination rules. We show how rational students reallocate their learning …
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Grades, Aspirations and Post-Secondary Education Outcomes
Christofides, Louis N. - 2012
We explore the forces that shape the development of aspirations and the achievement of grades during high school and the role that these aspirations, grades, and other variables play in educational outcomes such as going to university and graduating. We find that parental expectations and peer...
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