The Role of Out-of-School Factors on Student Performance and Educational Attainment
[Thesis]
Monica Hernandez
Dynarski, Susan Marie; Jacob, Brian Aaron
University of Michigan
2017
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Committee members: Bleakley, C Hoyt; Dynarski, Susan Marie; Jacob, Brian Aaron; Smith, Jeffrey Andrew
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-90250-1
Ph.D.
Public Policy and Economics
University of Michigan
2017
Both developed and developing countries need to address large, persistent education gaps between students of different backgrounds. Among the debates surrounding these education gaps, an important one centers on influences of outside school settings. Contributing to this debate, my dissertation investigates three pathways by which inequality outside school can influence inequality inside school.
Public policy
Social sciences;Child care;Civil conflict;Education;Non-cognitive skills;Outside school settings