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STEM on demand : can current state of higher education infrastructure meet expectations?

Jahic, Hatidza; Pilav-Velic, Amila - In: Naše gospodarstvo : NG 66 (2020) 3, pp. 48-55

current state of higher education and the demand for research, innovation and a robust STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering … research that will lead to further collaborations and innovations in STEM. Universities are primarily seen as a source of …

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Gender differences in teacher judgement of comparative advantage

Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2023

advantage in explaining the gender gap in college STEM major choice. For these reasons, it is important to understand why … differences in teacher judgement by gender do not provide another reason for the gender gap in STEM. …

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Single-Sex vs. Coeducational Schooling and STEM: Comparing Australian Students with Similar University Admission Scores

Lee, Wang-Sheng - 2024

This study investigates the impact of single-sex versus coeducational schooling on students' decisions to pursue STEM … school type choosing a STEM major and their weighted average marks for each year of university studies. Contrary to … expectations, we find no evidence that a single-sex high school background increases STEM participation among girls at the …

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Class size: Does it matter for student achievement?

Jepsen, Christopher - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Numerous economic studies have considered the relationship between class size and student achievement, the majority of which have focused on elementary schools in the US and Europe. While the general finding is that smaller classes are associated with increased student achievement, a few...

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Inside the Black Box of Class Size: Mechanisms, Behavioral Responses, and Social Background

Fredriksson, Peter; Öckert, Björn; Oosterbeek, Hessel - 2014

Studies on the effect of class size on student achievement typically find that disadvantaged students benefit more from reduced class size than others. To better understand this differential impact, we analyze changes in the learning environment due to class size, and behavioral responses to...

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Long Term Impacts of Class Size in Compulsory School

Leuven, Edwin; Løkken, Sturla Andreas - 2017

How does class size in compulsory school affect peoples' long run education and earnings? We use maximum class size rules and Norwegian administrative registries allowing us to observe outcomes up to age 48. We do not find any indication of beneficial effects of class size reduction in...

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Long term impacts of class size in compulsory school

Leuven, Edwin; Løkken, Sturla A. - 2017

How does class size in compulsory school affect peoples’ long run education and earnings? We use maximum class size rules and Norwegian administrative registries allowing us to observe outcomes up to age 48. We do not find any indication of beneficial effects of class size reduction in...

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Does class size matter for school tracking outcomes after elementary school? Quasi-experimental evidence using administrative panel data from Germany

Argaw, Bethlehem A.; Puhani, Patrick A. - 2017

We use administrative panel data on about a quarter of a million students in the German state of Hesse to estimate the causal effect of class size on school tracking outcomes after elementary school. Our identification strategy relies on the quasi-random assignment of students to different class...

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Does school integration generate peer effects? : Evidence from Boston's Metco program

Angrist, Joshua D.; Lang, Kevin - 2004

Most integration programs transfer students between schools within districts. In this paper, we study Metco, a long-running desegregation program that sends mostly Black students out of the Boston public school district to attend schools in more affluent suburban districts. Metco increases the...

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Home versus School Learning: A New Approach to Estimating the Effect of Class Size on Achievement

Lindahl, Mikael - 2001

I estimate the effect of class size on scholastic achievement using that schools are only in session during the school year and out of session during the summer. This seasonal feature of the schooling system makes it possible to control for unobservable pupil characteristics affecting both the...

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