Search Results - "Economics of Education Review"

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Persistence of women and minorities in STEM field majors: Is it the school that matters?

by Griffith, Amanda L Published in Economics of education review (2010)

“...During college, many students switch from their planned major to another, particularly so when that planned major was in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or...”

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The economic value of higher teacher quality

by Hanushek, Eric A Published in Economics of education review (2011)

“...▶ Good teachers generate enormous income for students. ▶ Poor teachers are very costly, holding down achievement dramatically. ▶ Policies to improve teacher...”

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Referral, enrollment, and completion in developmental education sequences in community colleges

by Bailey, Thomas Jeong, Dong Wook Cho, Sung-Woo Published in Economics of education review (2010)

“...After being assessed, many students entering community colleges are referred to one or more levels of developmental education. While the need to assist...”

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What does certification tell us about teacher effectiveness?: Evidence from New York City

by Kane, Thomas J Rockoff, Jonah E Staiger, Douglas O Published in Economics of education review (2008)

“...We use six years of panel data on students and teachers to evaluate the effectiveness of recently hired teachers in the New York City public schools. On...”

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Benefits of early childhood interventions across the world: (Under) Investing in the very young

by Nores, Milagros Barnett, W. Steven Published in Economics of education review (2010)

“...This paper reviews the international (non-U.S.) evidence on the benefits of early childhood interventions. A total of 38 contrasts of 30 interventions in 23...”

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Kindergarten skills and fifth-grade achievement: Evidence from the ECLS-K

by Claessens, Amy Duncan, Greg Engel, Mimi Published in Economics of education review (2009)

“...Children enter kindergarten with disparate rudimentary reading and mathematics skills; capabilities for paying attention, sitting still and making friends;...”

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Teacher credentials and student achievement: Longitudinal analysis with student fixed effects

by Clotfelter, Charles T Ladd, Helen F Vigdor, Jacob L Published in Economics of education review (2007)

“...We use a rich administrative dataset from North Carolina to explore questions related to the relationship between teacher characteristics and credentials on...”

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Does prekindergarten improve school preparation and performance?

by Magnuson, Katherine A Ruhm, Christopher Waldfogel, Jane Published in Economics of education review (2007)

“...Prekindergarten programs are expanding rapidly but evidence on their effects is limited. Using rich data from Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, we estimate...”

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The international transferability of immigrants’ human capital

by Chiswick, Barry R Miller, Paul W Published in Economics of education review (2009)

“...This paper uses the approach in the under/over education literature to analyze the extent of matching of educational level to occupational attainment among...”

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Data envelopment analysis and its application to the measurement of efficiency in higher education

by Johnes, Jill Published in Economics of education review (2006)

“...The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of measuring efficiency in the context of higher education. The paper begins by exploring the...”

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Attrition in STEM fields at a liberal arts college: The importance of grades and pre-collegiate preferences

by Rask, Kevin Published in Economics of education review (2010)

“...There is widespread concern, both in the private and public sectors, about perceived declines in U.S. college graduates in STEM fields. In our sample, the...”

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The effect of instructor race and gender on student persistence in STEM fields

by Price, Joshua Published in Economics of education review (2010)

“...The objective of this study is to determine if minority and female students are more likely to persist in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)...”

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Education and job match: The relatedness of college major and work

by Robst, John Published in Economics of education review (2007)

“...The match between a worker's education and job has received much attention in the literature. Studies have focused on the match between years of schooling and...”

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Labour market mismatch among UK graduates: An analysis using REFLEX data

by McGuinness, Seamus Sloane, Peter J Published in Economics of education review (2011)

“...There is much disagreement in the literature over the extent to which graduates are mismatched in the labour market and the reasons for this. In this paper we...”

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Estimating the relation between health and education: What do we know and what do we need to know?

by Eide, Eric R Showalter, Mark H Published in Economics of education review (2011)

“...► Correlation between education and health is well established and highly studied. ► Whether or not the relation is causal is less obvious. ► Results differ...”

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The role of peers and grades in determining major persistence in the sciences

by Ost, Ben Published in Economics of education review (2010)

“...Using longitudinal administrative data from a large elite research university, this paper analyzes the role of peers and grades in determining major...”

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Race, poverty, and teacher mobility

by Scafidi, Benjamin Sjoquist, David L Stinebrickner, Todd R Published in Economics of education review (2007)

“...This paper provides information about the importance of non-pecuniary school characteristics, such as race and poverty, on teacher turnover in Georgia. Simple...”

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Efficiency, technology and productivity change in Australian universities, 1998–2003

by Worthington, Andrew C Lee, Boon L Published in Economics of education review (2008)

“...In this study, productivity growth in 35 Australian universities is investigated using non-parametric frontier techniques over the period 1998–2003. The five...”

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Short-run effects of parental job loss on children's academic achievement

by Stevens, Ann Huff Schaller, Jessamyn Published in Economics of education review (2011)

“...▶ Parental job loss is associated with significant increases in a child's probability of repeating a grade in school. ▶ This relationship is robust to controls...”

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