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Title: The Effects of High School Employment on Educational Attainment Among Hispanic American Youths
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Olatunji, Anane Nokware |
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The Effects of High School Employment on Educational Attainment Among Hispanic American Youths Master's Thesis, Tulane University, February 1998 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Employment, In-School; Employment, Youth; Ethnic Differences; High School Diploma; High School Students; Hispanics; School Completion As a result of the growing service economy increasing numbers of adolescents hold jobs while attending high school. Consequently, social scientists have addressed the concern that teenage employment might undermine educational achievement. This paper investigates whether the effects of teenage employment on high school completion and educational attainment by age 25 are different for Hispanic youths compared to non- Hispanic White adolescents. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, I examine the effects of working on the odds of completing high school and on educational attainment in general among Mexican American and Puerto Rican students I find that Mexican American students who work are somewhat disadvantaged in terms of high school completion but not in educational attainment overall. I report other effects of teenage employment that are consistent with previous research. |
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Olatunji, Anane Nokware. The Effects of High School Employment on Educational Attainment Among Hispanic American Youths. Master's Thesis, Tulane University, February 1998. |