Women see value and benefits of college, while men lag on both fronts
2011 report by the Pew Research Center on attitudes behind the gender gap in undergraduate enrollment and degree attainment.
Education
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
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Effects of college educational debt on graduate school attendance and early career and lifestyle choices
2010 study in Education Economics on student debt and post-graduation choices.
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Kindergarten children’s friendships: Child adjustment in the early school years
2010 study from the University of Illinois in Infant and Child Development on the impact of friendship quality on future social skills and behaviors.
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Federal student loans: patterns in tuition, enrollment and federal Stafford loan borrowing up to the 2007-08 loan limit increase
2011 study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office on changes in the federal student loan program.
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Long-term impacts of teachers: Teacher value-added and student outcomes in adulthood
2011 study from Harvard and Columbia exploring the long-term impact on students of teachers with differing “value-added” ratings.
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Children’s “theory of mind” and adolescent involvement with bullying
2011 study from Duke University and King’s College London in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry on the cognitive origins of bullying.
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Educational and psychological outcomes between LGBTQ and straight students in middle and high school
2011 study on gay teens and greater risk of emotional problems and negative educational outcomes.
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Meta-analysis of college diversity experiences and civic engagement
2011 meta-study from Notre Dame on how diversity on college campuses promotes civic engagement.
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Crossing the line: Sexual harassment at school
2011 report by the American Association of University Women on sexual harassment in U.S. schools, including digital harassment on Facebook or through text or email.
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Verbal and non-verbal intelligence changes in the teenage brain
2011 study in the journal of science Nature on whether structural changes in the brain and longitudinal changes in IQ are related.
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