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Direct linkCools, Angela; Fernández, Raquel; Patacchini, Eleonora – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019
This paper studies the effect of exposure to female and male "high-achievers" in high school on the long-run educational outcomes of their peers. Using data from a recent cohort of students in the United States, we identify a causal effect by exploiting quasi-random variation in the exposure of students to peers with highly educated…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, High Achievement, High School Students, Peer Influence
Rodriquez, Minerva D. – 1968
In an effort to determine reinforcement and its effectiveness among Mexican American migrant and non-migrant children, 2 tests, the Children's Locus of Control Scale and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, and some questions were administered to 60 first and second graders from 2 elementary schools in Laredo, Texas. It was expected that Mexican…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Blacks, Disadvantaged
