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Do Better Schools Matter? Parental Valuation of Elementary Education
- QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
, 1999
"... The evaluation of numerous school reforms requires an understanding of the value of better schools. Given the difficulty of calculating the relationship between school quality and student outcomes, I turn to another method and use house prices to infer the value parents place on school quality. I lo ..."
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The evaluation of numerous school reforms requires an understanding of the value of better schools. Given the difficulty of calculating the relationship between school quality and student outcomes, I turn to another method and use house prices to infer the value parents place on school quality. I
Imagined Communities
, 1991
"... This is a field report of a three-week experience in Japan, centered on art education in their cultural and social contexts. Beginning with this overarching focus, the themes and patterns that structure this report were emergent, rising from the experience. Those supporting themes are: being in Japa ..."
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in Japan and in Mino city (setting a context); the culture of handmade Washi paper; the qualities of the Washi paper festival; craft as a way of teaching, being and learning; children and their art at school and through the festival, and the importance of ritual. This report is written in a personal
The Economics of School Quality
- German Economic Review
, 2005
"... Abstract. Recent national concerns about student performance on PISA tests and similar assessments appear warranted because of the direct relationship between student cognitive skills and both individual earnings and national growth. The evidence on the impacts of school quality indicates very large ..."
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Abstract. Recent national concerns about student performance on PISA tests and similar assessments appear warranted because of the direct relationship between student cognitive skills and both individual earnings and national growth. The evidence on the impacts of school quality indicates very
Schooling Quality and Economic Growth
"... Many studies of the determinants of economic growth rates across countries use a measure of schooling quantity, such as mean secondary school enrolment rates, to proxy for the rate of human capital accumulation. This approach ignores the contribution of schooling quality. We augment the growth model ..."
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Many studies of the determinants of economic growth rates across countries use a measure of schooling quantity, such as mean secondary school enrolment rates, to proxy for the rate of human capital accumulation. This approach ignores the contribution of schooling quality. We augment the growth
Heterogeneity in the Returns to School Quality By
, 2003
"... quality on the earnings of male students when they are 35 and 52 years old. This previous research focused only on differences in mean earnings (conditional on a set of family background variables) associated with differences in school quality and found a one percent increase in average teacher sala ..."
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quality on the earnings of male students when they are 35 and 52 years old. This previous research focused only on differences in mean earnings (conditional on a set of family background variables) associated with differences in school quality and found a one percent increase in average teacher
Natural Selection
, 1992
"... This study examined how middle science teachers perceive the textbooks they use and how their perceptions varied with their personal attributes and professional backgrounds. A questionnaire was sent to 79 middle school science teachers in Missouri, and 66 responded. The questionnaire was designed to ..."
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This study examined how middle science teachers perceive the textbooks they use and how their perceptions varied with their personal attributes and professional backgrounds. A questionnaire was sent to 79 middle school science teachers in Missouri, and 66 responded. The questionnaire was designed
The Value of Secondary School Quality
- Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
, 2003
"... Improving the quality of state-funded secondary school education has become a major issue in the UK. However, without a valuation of the social benefits derived from public provision of educational services, the rational evaluation of policy to this end is difficult. Utilising the argument that dwel ..."
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Improving the quality of state-funded secondary school education has become a major issue in the UK. However, without a valuation of the social benefits derived from public provision of educational services, the rational evaluation of policy to this end is difficult. Utilising the argument
Some Simple Analytics of School Quality
- NBER Working Paper 10229, National Bureau of Economic Research
, 2004
"... Most empirical analyses of human capital have concentrated solely on the quantity of schooling attained by individuals, ignoring quality differences. This focus contrasts sharply with policy considerations that almost exclusively consider school quality issues. This paper presents basic evidence abo ..."
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Most empirical analyses of human capital have concentrated solely on the quantity of schooling attained by individuals, ignoring quality differences. This focus contrasts sharply with policy considerations that almost exclusively consider school quality issues. This paper presents basic evidence
The Role of Homework in Improving School Quality
, 1996
"... The paper extends the school quality literature by examining the impact of homework on educational achievement. Theory predicts a positive effect of homework, up to a point. The theory is tested using the Longitudinal Study of American Youth. The amount of math homework assigned positively affects m ..."
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The paper extends the school quality literature by examining the impact of homework on educational achievement. Theory predicts a positive effect of homework, up to a point. The theory is tested using the Longitudinal Study of American Youth. The amount of math homework assigned positively affects
The Effects of School Quality in the Origin
, 2010
"... on the Payoff to Schooling for Immigrants ..."
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