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Class size effects in higher education : differences across STEM and non-STEM fields
Kara, Elif; Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - 2020
particular interest among policy makers for further growth in STEM subjects, which could lead to larger classes in these fields …. This study estimates the effect of class size on academic performance of university students, distinguishing between STEM … and non-STEM fields. Using administrative data from a large UK higher education institution, we consider a sample of 25 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012178466
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Class size effects in higher education : differences across STEM and non-STEM fields
Kara, Elif; Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - 2020
particular interest among policy makers for further growth in STEM subjects, which could lead to larger classes in these fields …. This study estimates the effect of class size on academic performance of university students, distinguishing between STEM … and non-STEM fields. Using administrative data from a large UK higher education institution, we consider a sample of 25 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012171663
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The effects of a high school curriculum reform on university enrollment and the choice of college major
Görlitz, Katja; Gravert, Christina - 2015
and to choose Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) as college major. The reform that was introduced in …-in-differences model. The results show that the reform increased university enrollment rates for both gender. With regard to choosing STEM …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510504
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The effects of a high school curriculum reform on university enrollment and the choice of college major
Görlitz, Katja; Gravert, Christina - 2015
and to choose Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) as college major. The reform that was introduced in …-in-differences model. The results show that the reform increased university enrollment rates for both gender. With regard to choosing STEM …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010508574
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Class size effects in higher education : differences across STEM and non-STEM fields
Kara, Elif; Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012415235
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Class size effects in higher education : Differences across STEM and non-STEM fields
Kara, Elif; Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - In: Economics of education review 82 (2021), pp. 1-13
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012696073
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Why academic quality in higher education declines
Meier, Volker; Schiopu, Ioana Cosmina - 2015
We investigate the choice of quality, or academic content, in higher education in a two-sector model. Individuals are differentiated according to their cost of acquiring human capital. A higher academic quality increases productivity upon training, but is also associated with higher cost of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309225
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LATE for the meeting : gender, peer advising, and college success
Ellis, Jimmy R.; Gershenson, Seth - 2016
Many male and first-generation college-goers struggle in their first year of postsecondary education. Mentoring programs have been touted as a potential solution to help such students acclimate to college life, yet causal evidence on the impact of such programs, and the factors that influence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011538654
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LATE for the meeting : gender, peer advising, and college success
Ellis, Jimmy R.; Gershenson, Seth - 2016
Many male and first-generation college goers struggle in their first year of postsecondary education. Mentoring programs have been touted as a potential solution to help such students acclimate to college life, yet causal evidence on the impact of such programs, and the factors that influence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011476579
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Do university policies matter? : effects of course policies on performance ; conference paper
Beltz, Philipp; Link, Susanne; Ostermaier, Andreas - 2013
We benefit from the Bologna reform to show how course and program policies affect academic achievement. We examine two similar programs at the business school of a major European university, which were both reformed. Time lags in the reforms allow us to estimate the difference in the differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339293