University education and non-cognitive skill development.

Autor/inn/en	Kassenboehmer, Sonja C.; Leung, Felix; Schurer, Stefanie
Titel	University education and non-cognitive skill development. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Hochschulbildung und Entwicklung nicht-kognitiver Fähigkeiten.
Quelle	In: Oxford economic papers, 70 (2018) 2, S. 538-562 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0030-7653; 1464-3812
DOI	10.1093/oep/gpy002
Schlagwörter	Sozialer Faktor; Persönlichkeitsentwicklung; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Bildungsertrag; Hochschulbildung; Universität; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Student; Australien
Abstract	"We examine the effect of university education on students' non-cognitive skills (NCS) using high-quality Australian longitudinal data. To isolate the skill-building effects of tertiary education, we follow the education decisions and NCS - proxied by the Big Five personality traits - of 575 adolescents over eight years. Estimating a standard skill production function, we demonstrate a robust positive relationship between university education and extraversion, and agreeableness for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The effects are likely to operate through exposure to university life rather than through degree-specific curricula or university-specific teaching quality. As extraversion and agreeableness are associated with socially beneficial behaviours, we propose that university education may have important non-market returns." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2018/3