Determinants of Educational Outcomes in Yaroslavl, Russia
Keywords:
Educational outcome, academic achievement, educational quality, social structure.Abstract
This paper examines the determinants of educational outcomes in Yaroslavl, Russia. Previous findings for this country point out that parents’ educational level and income are the main explanatory variables. To investigate these factors, in 2009 we applied a questionnaire to a random sample of two thousand ninth grade students from 65 schools. We performed a regression analysis with ordinary lest squares and Newey-West robust standard errors and probit analysis. We found that the most common explanatory variables, family resources (including cultural capital, social capital and socioeconomic status), have a small but statistically significant positive effect on educational achievements and trajectories.Downloads
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Robbins, S., Lauver, K., Le, H., Davis, D., Langley, R. & Carlstrom, A. (2004). Do Psychosocial and Study Skill Factors Predict College Outcomes? A Meta-Analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 130(2), 261-288.
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Coleman, J. S., Campbell, E. Q., Hobson, C. J., Mcpartland, J., Mood, A. M., Weinfeld, F. D. & York, R. L. (1966). Equality of educational opportunity. Washington, dc: Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
DiMaggio, P. (1982). Cultural Capital and School Success: The Impact of Status Culture Participation on the Grades of U.S. High School Students. American Sociological Review, 47(2), 189-201.
Dostie, B. & Jayaraman, R. (2006). Determinants of School Enrollment in Indian villages. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 54, 405-421.
Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D. & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087-1101.
Dumais, S. A. (2009). Cohort and Gender Differences in Extracurricular Participation: The Relationship between Activities, Math Achievement, and College Expectations. Sociological Spectrum, 29, 72-100.
Farkas, G. (2003). Cognitive Skills and Noncognitive Traits and Behaviors in Stratification Processes. Annual Review of Sociology, 29, 541-562.
Ganzeboom, H. B. G., De Graaf, P. M. & Treiman, D. J. (1992). A Standard International Socio-Economic Index of Occupational Status. Social Science Research, 21, 1-56.
Glick, P. & Sahn, D. (2000). Schooling of Girls and Boys in a West African Country: The Effects of Parental Education, Income, and Household Structure. Economics of Education Review, 19(1), 63-87.
Hanushek, E. (1996). Measuring Investment in Education. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 10(4), 9-30.
Huurre T., Aro H., Rahkonen O. & Komulainen E. (2006). Health, lifestyle, family and school factors in adolescence: Predicting adult educational level. Educational Research, 48(1), 41–53.
Lucas, S. R. (2001). Effectively Maintained Inequality. Education Transitions, Track Mobility, and Social Background Effects. American Journal of Sociology, 106, 1642-1690.
Mani, S., Hoddinott, J., & Strauss, J. (2009). Determinants of Schooling Outcomes: Empirical Evidence from Rural Ethiopia. Discussion Paper Series. New York: Fordham University, Department of Economics.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2010). PISA 2009 Results: Overcoming Social Background-Equity in Learning Opportunities and Outcomes (Volume II). Paris: Author.
Perna, L. W. (2000). Racial Ethnic Group Differences in the Realization of Educational Plans. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
Robbins, S., Lauver, K., Le, H., Davis, D., Langley, R. & Carlstrom, A. (2004). Do Psychosocial and Study Skill Factors Predict College Outcomes? A Meta-Analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 130(2), 261-288.
Rothman, S. (2003). The Changing Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Student Achievement: Recent Evidence from Australia. LSAY Conference Papers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Schildberg-Hoerisch, H. (2011). Does Parental Employment Affect Children’s Educational Attainment? Economics of Education Review, 30(6), 1456-1467.
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