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The effects of the high school curriculum on school dropout

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  • Katja Görlitz
  • Christina Gravert

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High school dropouts and their lower employment prospects are a major concern for developed countries. This article answers the question whether the high school curriculum has the potential to affect students’ dropout decision. Focusing on the curriculum is also motivated by the manifold curriculum reforms or reform initiatives worldwide. Using a quasi-experimental evaluation design, we identify the effects of a curriculum reform on students’ probability to drop out of high school in the short run, i.e. for the first three cohorts graduating under the new curriculum requirements. The reform increased the curriculum requirements in high school, for instance, by reducing the freedom of choice in course selection. The results show that high school dropout rates increased for males and females alike.

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  • Katja Görlitz & Christina Gravert, 2016. "The effects of the high school curriculum on school dropout," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(54), pages 5314-5328, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:48:y:2016:i:54:p:5314-5328
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016.1176116
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    1. Huebener, Mathias & Marcus, Jan, 2017. "Compressing instruction time into fewer years of schooling and the impact on student performance," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 58, pages 1-14.

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