Effectively involving low-SES parents in human capital development: Evidence from a field experiment
| Autor: | Haelermans, Carla, Ghysels, Joris |
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| Přispěvatelé: | RS: GSBE Theme Learning and Work, Macro, International & Labour Economics, RS: FSE TA-TIER, Research Centre for Educ and Labour Mark, RS: GSBE Studio Europa Maastricht |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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randomized field experiment
parental involvement socio-economic status (SES) i24 - Education and Inequality c93 - Field Experiments human capital devleopment education secondary education human capital development i20 - Education and Research Institutions: General student effort Socio-Economic Status SES i21 - Analysis of Education |
| Popis: | In this paper we analyze the effect of involving parents in human capital investment. We study the effect of a parental app on student effort in a digital homework practice tool, and its effect on subsequent human capital development. The randomized field experiment includes more than 2000 7-9 grade students of 2 schools and we specifically focus on different socio-economic status (SES) groups. The results indicate that parental involvement via an app positively affects effort and human capital development of 7th and 8th grade students, but not of 9th grade students. The positive effects are mainly driven by low-SES students and are larger for males. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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