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Standardisation in European Higher Education. The Bologna Process and Hungary
Zakota, Zoltan - 2018
When speaking about innovation in education and teaching, people usually refer to changes fostered by innovation in technology for the purpose of learning, teaching, and curriculum development. The reason why this happens is obvious: technical / technological changes do happen fast, and their...
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Shortening university career fades the signal away. Evidence from Italy
Castagnetti, Carolina; Dal Bianco, Silvia; Rosti, Luisa - 2011
Italian university system was reformed in 2001. This paper tests the screening role of degree scores for 2004-Italian … graduates. We find support of the strong screening hypothesis for prereform type degrees, while we do not find any evidence of … signalling effects for post-reform 3-years degrees. We gauge that the shutting down of the signal can be partially ascribed to …
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Shortening university career fades the signal away. Evidence from Italy.
Castagnetti, Carolina; Dal Bianco, Silvia; Rosti, Luisa - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali, … - 2011
Italian university system was reformed in 2001. This paper tests the screening role of degree scores for 2004-Italian … graduates. We find support of the strong screening hypothesis for prereform type degrees, while we do not find any evidence of … signalling effects for post-reform 3-years degrees. We gauge that the shutting down of the signal can be partially ascribed to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651037
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Did the Bologna Process challenge the German apprenticeship system? : evidence from a natural experiment
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Trunzer, Johannes - 2020
Starting in 1999, the Bologna Process reformed the German five-year study system for a first degree into the three-year bachelor's (BA) system to harmonize study lengths in Europe and improve competitiveness. This reform unintentionally challenged the German apprenticeship system that offers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012303481
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Did the Bologna Process challenge the German apprenticeship system? : evidence from a natural experiment
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Trunzer, Johannes - 2020
Starting in 1999, the Bologna Process reformed the German five-year study system for a first degree into the three-year bachelor's (BA) system to harmonize study lengths in Europe and improve competitiveness. This reform unintentionally challenged the German apprenticeship system that offers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012305204
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The effect of grants on university drop-out rates : evidence on the Italian case
Modena, Francesca; Rettore, Enrico; Tanzi, Giulia Martina - 2020
In this paper we evaluate the impact of need-based grants on university drop-out rates in the first year of enrollment, using student-level administrative data from all Italian universities in the period 2003-2013. We exploit the fact that not all eligible students receive financial aid due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012157128
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Class size and class heterogeneity
De Giorgi, Giacomo; Pellizzari, Michele; Woolston, … - 2009
We study how class size and composition affect the academic and labor market performances of college students, two crucial policy questions given the secular increase in college enrollment. We rely on the random assignment of students to teaching classes. Our results suggest that a one standard...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003900584
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The Effect of Grants on University Drop-Out Rates : Evidence on the Italian Case
Modena, Francesca - 2020
In this paper we evaluate the impact of need-based grants on university drop-out rates in the first year of enrollment, using student-level administrative data from all Italian universities in the period 2003-2013. We exploit the fact that not all eligible students receive financial aid due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843704
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The Effect of Grants on University Drop-Out Rates : Evidence on the Italian Case
Modena, Francesca - 2019
-level data from all Italian universities in the period 2003-2013. In Italy, some of the students eligible for grants do not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012867173
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International mobility of students in Italy and the UK : does it pay off and for whom?
Schnepf, Sylke V.; D'Hombres, Beatrice - 2019
-economic background of the students? Results are compared between Italy and the UK using Italian Institute of National Statistics and UK … undergraduates (UK and Italy) and postgraduates (Italy only). Results confirm that mobility is positively associated with the outcome … to ISM tend to be higher among graduates in Italy. The most sizable effect is found for mobiles' higher propensity to …
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