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Title: Explaining the Gap in Girls' and Boys' Educational Successes: Emulating Role Models or Anticipating Economic Payoffs?
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Reynolds, John R. |
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Explaining the Gap in Girls' and Boys' Educational Successes: Emulating Role Models or Anticipating Economic Payoffs? Presented: Atlanta, GA, Southern Sociological Society (SSS), April 2001 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Southern Sociological Society Keyword(s): Children; Children, Academic Development; Educational Attainment; Family Structure; Gender Differences; National Education Longitudinal Survey (NELS); Parental Influences; Role Models Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Between the 1970s and 1990s, girls and young women began to outshine boys and young men on a wide range of educational indicators. Girls now have higher aspirations, are more serious about education, and outnumber boys among college applicants and enrollees. This paper examines the source of the change in boys' and girls' educational experiences using the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth and the National Education Longitudinal Survey. Pooling cross-sections from these surveys, I estimate the relative influences of family structure, parents' achievements, and local economic context on youths' educational outcomes and the growing gap between boys and girls. |
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Reynolds, John R. "Explaining the Gap in Girls' and Boys' Educational Successes: Emulating Role Models or Anticipating Economic Payoffs?" Presented: Atlanta, GA, Southern Sociological Society (SSS), April 2001. |