The Effects of a High School Curriculum Reform on University Enrollment and the Choice of College Major

Autor/inn/en	Görlitz, Katja; Gravert, Christina
Titel	The Effects of a High School Curriculum Reform on University Enrollment and the Choice of College Major
Quelle	In: Education Economics, 26 (2018) 3, S.321-336 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-5292
DOI	10.1080/09645292.2018.1426731
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Curriculum; Educational Change; Enrollment; Majors (Students); STEM Education; Probability; Foreign Countries; Curriculum Development; Comparative Analysis; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; High School Graduates; High School Students; College Bound Students; Gender Differences; Science Interests; Student Interests; Regression (Statistics); Statistical Analysis; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Einschulung; STEM; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Ausland; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Studieninteresse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Deutschland
Abstract	This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform on students' probability to enroll at university and to choose a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major. The reform increased the difficulty of graduating from high school by increasing the instruction time in core subjects and by raising the graduation requirements. Based on administrative data covering all students, the analysis is carried out by applying a difference-in-differences model. The results show that the reform increased university enrollment rates for both genders. With regard to choosing STEM as college major, we find a robust positive effect on males. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01