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Access, achievements, and aspirations: The impacts of school tracking on student outcomes

Bach, Maximilian; Klein, Thilo; McNamara, Sarah - 2024

-based tracking on student performance is mixed. Using rich data from the Hungarian secondary school centralized assignment mechanism …

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Enrolments in higher education in West Germany: the impact of social background, labour market returns and educational funding

Lauer, Charlotte - 2000

This paper analyses the determinants of participation in higher education in West Germany. In particular, the role of social origin as well as of expectations regarding the labour market outcome of a higher education degree and of public educational policy are examined. The estimations are based...

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Educational Effects of Early or Later Secondary School Tracking in Germany

Mühlenweg, Andrea Maria - 2007

This paper examines educational outcomes of pupils selected to secondary school types by different tracking regimes in … secondary school. Positive effects are observed for pupils with a less favorable family background. Quantile regressions reveal …

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The effects of the bologna process on college enrollment and drop-out rates

Horstschräer, Julia; Sprietsma, Maresa - 2010

This paper estimates the short-term effects of the introduction of the Bachelor degree in the framework of the Bologna Process on college enrollment and drop-out rates. We use variation in the timing of the Bachelor implementation at the department level to identify the effect of the reform...

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Teaching, organization, and personal problems: Evidence from reforming tertiary education in Germany

Mühlenweg, Andrea M. - 2010

account as I control for individual performance at secondary school, motivation and family background and try different …

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Variation of learning intensity in late adolescence and the impact on noncognitive skills

Büttner, Bettina; Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2011

Despite the interdependence between cognitive and noncognitive skills, empirical studies have shown a longer period of acquisition in life-time for the latter besides relevance for educational and labor market success. Analyzing returns of investments during different periods of life is...

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Effects of age at school entry (ASE) on the development of non-cognitive skills: Evidence from psychometric data

Mühlenweg, Andrea M.; Blomeyer, Dorothea; Laucht, Manfred - 2011

We identify effects of age at school entry (ASE) on the development of child temperament. Our analysis is based on … respective temperamental dimension before entering school. We also show that the ASE effect on persistence is stable over time by … comparing the children at age eight and age eleven, after the children have entered Germany's segregated secondary-school tracks …

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University rankings in action? The importance of rankings and an excellence competition for university choice of high-ability students?

Horstschräer, Julia - 2011

This paper analyzes how high-ability students respond to different indicators of university quality when applying for a university. Are some quality dimensions of a ranking, e.g. research reputation or mentoring more important than others? I estimate a random utility model using administrative...

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Peer effects in language training for migrants

Sprietsma, Maresa; Pfeil, Lisa - 2015

We investigate the effect of peer group composition on language improvement in language classes for adults. Using unique survey data of migrants participating in an intensive language course in Germany, we find that the age and skill composition of groups affect skill acquisition as assessed by...

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Different counselors, many options: Career guidance and career plans in secondary schools

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Hillerich-Sigg, Annette; … - 2019

Career guidance assists students with the school-to-work transition. Based on a survey in secondary schools in Germany … school track attended and upon the school and class room context, while personal characteristics are hardly relevant. The … and increases the probability of applying for an apprenticeship, while the effects of school counselors work in the …

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