The Effects of the Great Recession on Educational Attainment: Evidence from a Large Urban High School District

Autor/in	Mordechay, Kfir
Titel	The Effects of the Great Recession on Educational Attainment: Evidence from a Large Urban High School District
Quelle	In: Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 49 (2017) 1, S.47-71 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0972
DOI	10.1007/s11256-016-0381-x
Schlagwörter	Economic Climate; Educational Attainment; Evidence; Urban Schools; High Schools; School Districts; Educational Opportunities; Case Studies; High School Graduates; Graduation Rate; Regression (Statistics); At Risk Students; Trend Analysis; Educational Trends; Disadvantaged; Educational Demand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftslage; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Evidenz; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; High school; Oberschule; School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Trendanalyse; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsanforderung; Bildungsnachfrage
Abstract	Economic crises are a recurrent phenomenon in American society, yet there is little knowledge of the impacts on educational opportunity. Using data from a large high school district as a case study, this research explores the impact of the Great Recession (2007-2009) on high school senior graduation rates in an area at the epicenter of the Recession. A logistic regression model with cluster robust standard errors is developed to estimate the recession's impact on student subgroups' graduation rates between the periods 2004-2013 for maximum variation. Results show that students who are historically "at-risk" experienced significant declines in graduation rates at the beginning of the recession in 2008. The decline is followed by a steep increase in graduation rates beginning in 2009, largely driven by increases for the most disadvantaged groups. These results suggest that the recession created a counter-cyclical demand for education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01