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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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look within school districts at houses located on attendance district boundaries; houses then differ only by the elementary school the child attends. I thereby effectively remove the variation in neighborhoods, taxes, and school spending. I find that parents are willing to pay 2.5 percent more for a 5
Justice and the politics of difference
, 1990
"... Educators frequently recommend that children read aloud to parents at home in the belief that the activity will positively contribute to children's literacy growth. From a research perspective, however, little is known about these at-home reading experiences. Using a social constructivist theor ..."
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theoretical perspective, the present study investigated the relationships between children's reading ability, children's sex, mothers ' educational level, and mothers ' helping behaviors during children's at-home oral reading practice. Seventy-six mother-child pairs from a suburban
Estimating Wealth Effects without Expenditure Data— or Tears
- Policy Research Working Paper 1980, The World
, 1998
"... Abstract: We use the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data collected in Indian states in 1992 and 1993 to estimate the relationship between household wealth and the probability a child (aged 6 to 14) is enrolled in school. A methodological difficulty to overcome is that the NFHS, modeled closely ..."
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Abstract: We use the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data collected in Indian states in 1992 and 1993 to estimate the relationship between household wealth and the probability a child (aged 6 to 14) is enrolled in school. A methodological difficulty to overcome is that the NFHS, modeled
Special Education Child Count
, 2015
"... Due no later than December 15, 2015 6/30/16 Child Count Due no later than July 15, 2016 ..."
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Due no later than December 15, 2015 6/30/16 Child Count Due no later than July 15, 2016
What Is Coefficient alpha? An Examination of Theory and Applications
- Journal of Applied Psychology
, 1993
"... Psychological research involving scale construction has been hindered considerably by a wide-spread lack of understanding of coefficient alpha and reliability theory in general. A discussion of the assumptions and meaning of coefficient alpha is presented. This discussion is followed by a demonstrat ..."
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and in a total of 278 different journals. In addi-tion to the areas of psychology in which one may expect to see alpha used, such as educational, industrial, social, clinical, child, community, and abnormal psychology, this list of jour-nals included representatives from experimental psychology, so
No Special Education Child Left Behind?
, 2008
"... Acknowledgements: I would like to thank Steve McGovern for his assistance, guidance, and support throughout the completion of this project. This research and paper would not have been possible without his help from beginning to end. I would also like to thank the teachers and students of Independenc ..."
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of Independence Charter School who allowed me to intern in the Special Education program, conduct interviews, and share with them a love for learning. I am particularly grateful to the Special Educators Michael Farrell, Barbara Zisk, and Thomas Henry and to Principal Jurate Krokys. I would also like to thank Dr
How Large Are Human Capital Externalities? Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Laws
- IN NBER MACRO ANNUAL
, 2000
"... Many economists and policy makers believe that education creates positive externalities. Indeed, average schooling in U.S. states is highly correlated with state wage levels, even after controlling for the direct e¤ect of schooling on individual wages. We use variation in child labor laws and compul ..."
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Many economists and policy makers believe that education creates positive externalities. Indeed, average schooling in U.S. states is highly correlated with state wage levels, even after controlling for the direct e¤ect of schooling on individual wages. We use variation in child labor laws
On the Specification and Estimation of the Production Function for Cognitive Achievement
- Economic Journal
, 2003
"... This paper considers methods for modelling the producLion lLinction for cognitive achieve-ment in a way that captures theoretical notions thai child development is a cumulative process depending on the history of family and school inputs and on innate ability. It develops a general modelling framewo ..."
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This paper considers methods for modelling the producLion lLinction for cognitive achieve-ment in a way that captures theoretical notions thai child development is a cumulative process depending on the history of family and school inputs and on innate ability. It develops a general modelling
Linking Parental Education, Child Health and Economic Well-being in Cameroon 1 By
"... This paper examines empirical impacts of parental education on child health, and child health on economic well-being. Using Cameroon household Consumption survey data collected by the government statistics office in 2001 and a range of econometric methods, the existence of prominent spill-over effec ..."
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This paper examines empirical impacts of parental education on child health, and child health on economic well-being. Using Cameroon household Consumption survey data collected by the government statistics office in 2001 and a range of econometric methods, the existence of prominent spill
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