Persistence and Academic Success in University
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We use a unique set of linked administrative data sets to explore the determinants of persistence and academic success in university. The explanatory power of high school grades greatly dominates that of other variables such as university program, gender, and neighbourhood and high school characteristics. Indeed, high school and neighbourhood characteristics, such as average standardized test scores for a high school or average neighbourhood income, have weak links with success in university.Download Info
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Paper provided by McMaster University in its series Department of Economics Working Papers with number 2011-08.Length: 44 pages
Date of creation: Oct 2011
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Handle: RePEc:mcm:deptwp:2011-08
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Keywords: university success; high school; neighbourhood.;Other versions of this item:
- Martin D. Dooley & A. Abigail Payne & A. Leslie Robb, 2012. "Persistence and Academic Success in University," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 38(3), pages 315-339, September.
- Dooley, Martin D. & Payne, A. Abigail & Robb, A. Leslie, 2012. "Persistence and Academic Success in University," CLSRN Working Papers clsrn_admin-2012-7, UBC Department of Economics, revised 19 Feb 2012.
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education and Research Institutions
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2011-10-15 (All new papers)
- NEP-EDU-2011-10-15 (Education)
- NEP-LAB-2011-10-15 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-SOG-2011-10-15 (Sociology of Economics)
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by Nick Rowe in Worthwhile Canadian Initiative on 2013-03-14 14:11:02 - Individual characteristics are more important for academic success in university
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